Balkanabat Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Prayer times in Balkanabat are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (39.51°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Turkmenistan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Balkanabat's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Turkmenistan. They are drawn from Balkanabat's own coordinates (39.5108°N, 54.3671°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Balkanabat's prayer times are worked out
From Balkanabat, the Qibla is 219° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 2,440 km (1,516 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Balkanabat's own coordinates (39.51°N, 54.37°E), not a national average. That is why Balkanabat's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Balkanabat timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Balkanabat lies well west inside its Ashgabat time zone. So the sun peaks about 91 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:08 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 59m near June down to 11h 00m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Balkanabat come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. 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 Türkmenbaşy, Gonbad-e Kāvūs and Bandar-e Torkaman. Each is only a few minutes off Balkanabat's clock.
Nearby: Türkmenbaşy prayer times · Gonbad-e Kāvūs prayer times · Bandar-e Torkaman prayer times · Gorgān prayer times · Behshahr prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Turkmenistan
Turkmen Islam is Sunni of the Hanafi school, so mosques traditionally announce the later second-shadow Asr. This page shows both that time and the standard one. The time shown above for Balkanabat is the standard reckoning — 4:04 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:48 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Prayer times in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is overwhelmingly Muslim: Sunni of the Hanafi school, blended with the country's Sufi and tribal heritage. Religious life is under tight state supervision. No public national timetable is issued. This page therefore applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates, on Turkmenistan's year-round UTC+5 clock. Because the Hanafi school predominates, many mosques call Asr on the second-shadow reckoning, roughly 75 minutes after the standard time. This page shows both, so you can follow whichever your mosque keeps.
The white-marble mosque of Kipchak
The Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque in Kipchak, just outside Ashgabat, is the largest mosque in Central Asia. It is a vast white-marble building, completed in 2004 and holding around 10,000 worshippers. A family mausoleum of former president Saparmurat Niyazov stands beside it. Ashgabat itself is famous for its expanses of white marble, and the mosque is the country's foremost Islamic landmark.
Mosques in Balkanabat
Mosques in and around Balkanabat include Мечеть and Balkan welaýat baş metjidi. The times on this page are worked out from Balkanabat'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
6:13 AMالفجر
Fajr in Balkanabat — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:08 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Balkanabat — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:04 PMالعصر
Asr in Balkanabat — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:30 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Balkanabat — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:55 PMالعشاء
Isha in Balkanabat — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Balkanabat Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:49 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:13 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:50 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:13 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:51 AM | 7:20 AM | 1:13 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:52 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:53 AM | 7:22 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:54 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:55 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:11 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:56 AM | 7:25 AM | 1:11 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:57 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:11 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:58 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:11 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:59 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:10 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:14 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:00 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:10 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:01 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:10 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:11 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:02 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:10 PM | 4:16 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:03 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:08 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:04 AM | 7:33 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:05 AM | 7:34 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:06 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:07 AM | 7:36 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:08 AM | 7:37 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:09 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:35 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:10 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:11 AM | 7:41 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:12 AM | 7:42 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 6:13 AM | 7:43 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:14 AM | 7:44 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:03 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:15 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:07 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:16 AM | 7:46 AM | 1:07 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:17 AM | 7:47 AM | 1:07 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:18 AM | 7:48 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:19 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:48 PM |
Balkanabat times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Balkanabat mosque — verify with your imam.
Balkanabat Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Balkanabat?
The Qibla direction from Balkanabat, Turkmenistan is 219° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,440 km (1,516 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Balkanabat?
The longest daily fast in Balkanabat is about 16h 59m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 00m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 59m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 39.51°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Which Asr time is used in Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan is Hanafi, so many mosques announce the later second-shadow Asr — about 75 minutes after the standard reckoning. This page shows both times; follow the one your mosque keeps. Prayer times use the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on the city's coordinates, on year-round UTC+5.
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