Ayodhya Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Ayodhya, India — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Ayodhya, India
Prayer times in Ayodhya are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (26.80°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across India. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Ayodhya's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in India. They are drawn from Ayodhya's own coordinates (26.7991°N, 82.2047°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Ayodhya's prayer times are worked out
From Ayodhya, the Qibla is 271° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,323 km (2,686 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Ayodhya's own coordinates (26.80°N, 82.20°E), not a national average. That is why Ayodhya's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Ayodhya timetable through the year. With the Karachi method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 22m around June. It eases to 11h 50m by December. That is a 3h 32m swing, set by the city's latitude of 26.80°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Ayodhya come from the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. The Karachi method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 18°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Ayodhya sits west of its Kolkata meridian. The sun peaks about 10 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 12:00 PM. We also publish times for nearby Fyzābād, Gondā City and Bastī. Each is only a few minutes off Ayodhya's clock.
Nearby: Fyzābād prayer times · Gondā City prayer times · Bastī prayer times · Tāndā prayer times · Sultānpur prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in India
Most Indian mosques follow the Hanafi Asr (second shadow), though Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard time. The time shown above for Ayodhya is the standard reckoning — 3:28 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:27 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in India
India is a secular state, and no government body issues prayer timetables. In practice each mosque committee publishes its own. The widely used calculation basis across the subcontinent is the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°). That is the method this page uses. State Waqf Boards, advised by the Central Waqf Council, administer mosque property rather than prayer times. Moon-sighting decisions rest with local committees and seminaries, not with a single national office.
The Asr split — and why it is regional
India's Asr time genuinely depends on where you are. Sunni Muslims across most of the subcontinent are Hanafi. Their mosques call Asr on the second-shadow rule, about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The Malabar coast is different. The Mappila Muslims of Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are predominantly Shafi'i, and their timetables use the earlier, first-shadow Asr. Many Indian mosques simply print both. This page shows the standard Asr with the Hanafi time alongside, so you can match whichever your mosque follows. India's great mosques span that same breadth. Delhi's Jama Masjid was completed in 1656 under Shah Jahan. Bhopal's Taj-ul-Masajid, India's largest, was finished in 1985. Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid was begun in 1614 and completed in 1694. It takes its name from bricks made with soil brought from Mecca, set into its central arch.
Fajr
4:26 AMالفجر
Fajr in Ayodhya — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:00 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Ayodhya — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:28 PMالعصر
Asr in Ayodhya — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:13 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Ayodhya — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:31 PMالعشاء
Isha in Ayodhya — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Ayodhya Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Ayodhya, India. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:21 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:22 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:22 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:23 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:23 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:24 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:24 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:25 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:26 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:26 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:29 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:28 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:28 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:29 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:29 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:30 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:30 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:31 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:31 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:32 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:21 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:32 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:33 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:33 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:34 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:34 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:35 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:35 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:36 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:36 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:06 PM |
Ayodhya times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Ayodhya mosque — verify with your imam.
Ayodhya Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Ayodhya?
The Qibla direction from Ayodhya, India is 271° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,323 km (2,686 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Ayodhya?
The longest daily fast in Ayodhya is about 15h 22m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 50m, in December. That is a swing of 3h 32m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 26.80°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Which Asr time should I follow in India — Hanafi or standard?
It depends on your mosque. Most of India is Hanafi, so mosques call Asr when an object's shadow is twice its length — roughly 75 minutes after the standard time. But Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard reckoning. This page shows both times; follow the one your local mosque announces.
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