Ardabīl Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Ardabīl, Iran — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Ardabīl, Iran
Prayer times in Ardabīl are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (38.25°N). We use the Tehran method, the one followed across Iran. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Ardabīl's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Ardabīl's own coordinates (38.2498°N, 48.2933°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Ardabīl's prayer times are worked out
From Ardabīl, the Qibla is 206° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 2,039 km (1,267 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Ardabīl's own coordinates (38.25°N, 48.29°E), not a national average. That is why Ardabīl's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Ardabīl timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Ardabīl lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 24 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:22 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 07m near June down to 11h 25m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Ardabīl come from the Institute of Geophysics, Tehran. The Tehran method sets Fajr when the sun is 17.7° below the horizon, and Isha at 14°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby Meshgīn Shahr, Lerik and Khalkhāl. Each is only a few minutes off Ardabīl's clock.
Nearby: Meshgīn Shahr prayer times · Lerik prayer times · Khalkhāl prayer times · Lankaran prayer times · Mīāneh prayer times
Iranian prayer times work differently
Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh, and its prayer times are not simply a variant of the Sunni ones — the rules themselves differ. Asr does not wait for a shadow to reach one or two object-lengths. Its time begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr. In practice Dhuhr and Asr are prayed back to back. Maghrib differs too. Rather than beginning at sunset, it is delayed until the redness in the eastern sky has passed overhead. In practice that is implemented as the sun sitting roughly 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. Maghrib and Isha are then typically combined. The practical result is that many Iranians pray in three sittings a day rather than five. The national reference is the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran (Fajr 17.7°, Isha 14°), the method used on this page.
Mashhad, Isfahan and the shrines
The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad is the spiritual centre of Iranian Shia life. Its complex covers about 1.2 million square metres. That makes it the largest mosque in the world by area, after the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina. It draws roughly 30 million pilgrims a year, the most visited pilgrimage site in Islam after the Hajj. Within the same complex stands the Goharshad Mosque, commissioned by the Timurid empress Goharshad and completed around 1430. In Isfahan, the Shah (Imam) Mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square was begun in 1611. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and among the finest works of Safavid architecture.
Mosques in Ardabīl
Mosques in and around Ardabīl include مسجد گازران (در حال ساخت), مسجد میرزا علی اکبر مرحوم, مصلای حضرت امام خمینی(ره) اردبیل, آستان مقدس امامزاده صالحابنموسیالکاظم (ع), مسجد ملا مؤمن and مسجد اعظم اردبیل. The times on this page are worked out from Ardabīl's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
3:48 AMالفجر
Fajr in Ardabīl — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:22 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Ardabīl — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:10 PMالعصر
Asr in Ardabīl — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:37 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Ardabīl — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:32 PMالعشاء
Isha in Ardabīl — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Ardabīl Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Ardabīl, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:37 AM | 5:19 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:14 PM | 7:47 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:38 AM | 5:20 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:13 PM | 7:46 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:39 AM | 5:21 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:13 PM | 7:45 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:41 AM | 5:22 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:13 PM | 7:44 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:42 AM | 5:23 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:12 PM | 7:43 PM | 8:39 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:43 AM | 5:23 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:12 PM | 7:42 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 3:44 AM | 5:24 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:12 PM | 7:41 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 3:46 AM | 5:25 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:11 PM | 7:40 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:47 AM | 5:26 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:11 PM | 7:38 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10Today | 3:48 AM | 5:27 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:37 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 3:50 AM | 5:28 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:36 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 3:51 AM | 5:29 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:09 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 3:52 AM | 5:30 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:09 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 3:53 AM | 5:30 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:32 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 3:55 AM | 5:31 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:31 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 3:56 AM | 5:32 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 3:57 AM | 5:33 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 3:59 AM | 5:34 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:06 PM | 7:27 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:00 AM | 5:35 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:05 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:01 AM | 5:36 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:05 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:02 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 4:03 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:05 AM | 5:38 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 4:06 AM | 5:39 AM | 12:19 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 4:07 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:19 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 4:08 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:19 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:15 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 4:09 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:18 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 4:11 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:12 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:13 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:14 AM | 5:45 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:08 PM | 7:59 PM |
Ardabīl times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Ardabīl mosque — verify with your imam.
Ardabīl Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Ardabīl?
The Qibla direction from Ardabīl, Iran is 206° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,039 km (1,267 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Ardabīl?
The longest daily fast in Ardabīl is about 17h 07m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 25m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 42m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 38.25°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Tehran method.
Why are Iranian prayer times different from Sunni timetables?
Because Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh. Asr begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr, rather than at a shadow length. Maghrib is delayed past sunset until the eastern redness passes overhead, about 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. Dhuhr with Asr, and Maghrib with Isha, are commonly combined, so many Iranians pray in three sittings rather than five.
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