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Ardabīl Prayer Times

Accurate Islamic prayer times in Ardabīl, Iran — updated daily

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Qibla Direction

206°

From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Ardabīl.

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Today at a Glance

Fajr5:08 AM
Dhuhr12:01 PM
Asr3:00 PM
Maghrib5:45 PM
Isha6:34 PM

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 12:01 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

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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

5:08 AM

الفجر

Fajr in Ardabīl — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise

2 rak'aat

Dhuhr

12:01 PM

الظهر

Dhuhr in Ardabīl — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith

4 rak'aat

Asr

3:00 PM

العصر

Asr in Ardabīl — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon

4 rak'aat

Maghrib

5:45 PM

المغرب

Maghrib in Ardabīl — sunset prayer, just after sunset

3 rak'aat

Isha

6:34 PM

العشاء

Isha in Ardabīl — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared

4 rak'aat

Ardabīl Prayer Times — October 2026

Full month prayer calendar for Ardabīl, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.

DateFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Thu, Oct 14:46 AM6:12 AM12:07 PM3:26 PM6:19 PM7:07 PM
Fri, Oct 24:47 AM6:13 AM12:06 PM3:25 PM6:17 PM7:06 PM
Sat, Oct 34:48 AM6:14 AM12:06 PM3:24 PM6:16 PM7:04 PM
Sun, Oct 44:49 AM6:15 AM12:06 PM3:23 PM6:14 PM7:03 PM
Mon, Oct 54:50 AM6:16 AM12:05 PM3:21 PM6:13 PM7:01 PM
Tue, Oct 64:51 AM6:17 AM12:05 PM3:20 PM6:11 PM7:00 PM
Wed, Oct 74:52 AM6:18 AM12:05 PM3:19 PM6:10 PM6:58 PM
Thu, Oct 84:53 AM6:19 AM12:04 PM3:18 PM6:08 PM6:57 PM
Fri, Oct 94:53 AM6:20 AM12:04 PM3:17 PM6:07 PM6:55 PM
Sat, Oct 104:54 AM6:21 AM12:04 PM3:16 PM6:05 PM6:54 PM
Sun, Oct 114:55 AM6:22 AM12:04 PM3:15 PM6:04 PM6:52 PM
Mon, Oct 124:56 AM6:22 AM12:03 PM3:14 PM6:02 PM6:51 PM
Tue, Oct 134:57 AM6:23 AM12:03 PM3:13 PM6:01 PM6:49 PM
Wed, Oct 144:58 AM6:24 AM12:03 PM3:12 PM6:00 PM6:48 PM
Thu, Oct 154:59 AM6:25 AM12:03 PM3:11 PM5:58 PM6:47 PM
Fri, Oct 165:00 AM6:26 AM12:02 PM3:10 PM5:57 PM6:45 PM
Sat, Oct 175:01 AM6:27 AM12:02 PM3:08 PM5:55 PM6:44 PM
Sun, Oct 185:02 AM6:28 AM12:02 PM3:07 PM5:54 PM6:43 PM
Mon, Oct 195:03 AM6:29 AM12:02 PM3:06 PM5:53 PM6:41 PM
Tue, Oct 205:04 AM6:30 AM12:02 PM3:05 PM5:51 PM6:40 PM
Wed, Oct 215:05 AM6:31 AM12:01 PM3:04 PM5:50 PM6:39 PM
Thu, Oct 225:06 AM6:32 AM12:01 PM3:03 PM5:49 PM6:38 PM
Fri, Oct 235:06 AM6:33 AM12:01 PM3:02 PM5:48 PM6:36 PM
Sat, Oct 245:07 AM6:34 AM12:01 PM3:01 PM5:46 PM6:35 PM
Sun, Oct 25Today5:08 AM6:35 AM12:01 PM3:00 PM5:45 PM6:34 PM
Mon, Oct 265:09 AM6:36 AM12:01 PM2:59 PM5:44 PM6:33 PM
Tue, Oct 275:10 AM6:37 AM12:01 PM2:58 PM5:43 PM6:32 PM
Wed, Oct 285:11 AM6:38 AM12:01 PM2:57 PM5:42 PM6:31 PM
Thu, Oct 295:12 AM6:40 AM12:01 PM2:57 PM5:40 PM6:30 PM
Fri, Oct 305:13 AM6:41 AM12:00 PM2:56 PM5:39 PM6:28 PM
Sat, Oct 315:14 AM6:42 AM12:00 PM2:55 PM5:38 PM6:27 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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