Balqash Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Balqash, Kazakhstan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Balqash, Kazakhstan
Prayer times in Balqash are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (46.85°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Kazakhstan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Balqash's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Kazakhstan. They are drawn from Balqash's own coordinates (46.8455°N, 74.9821°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Balqash's prayer times are worked out
From Balqash, the Qibla is 240° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,236 km (2,632 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Balqash's own coordinates (46.85°N, 74.98°E), not a national average. That is why Balqash's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Balqash timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 18h 47m around June. It eases to 10h 23m by December. That is a 8h 24m swing, set by the city's latitude of 46.85°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Balqash 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. Balqash sits west of its Almaty meridian. The sun peaks about 9 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:58 AM. We also publish times for nearby Taldykorgan, Karagandy and Temirtau. Each is only a few minutes off Balqash's clock.
Nearby: Taldykorgan prayer times · Karagandy prayer times · Temirtau prayer times · Sarqant prayer times · Almaty prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Kazakhstan
Kazakh practice is traditionally Hanafi — the Spiritual Administration's tables reflect it — so this page shows the Hanafi Asr alongside the standard time. The time shown above for Balqash is the standard reckoning — 3:31 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:25 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
One clock for a continent-sized country
Kazakhstan made a remarkable change on 1 March 2024. After almost a century split across two time zones, the entire country moved to a single zone, UTC+5, with no daylight saving. For prayer times the consequence is real. Kazakhstan spans some 40 degrees of longitude. So solar noon in the far east now falls hours from the far west on the same clock. A per-city calculation, like this page's, is the only way to stay accurate. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (SAMK) was established in 1990 and publishes official tables by its own method. This page uses the Muslim World League parameters (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), so small differences from the official table are normal.
From Turkistan's mausoleum to Astana's domes
Kazakhstan's holiest site is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan. It was built between 1389 and 1405 on Timur's order, for the twelfth-century Sufi master whose poetry carried Islam across the steppe. In 2003 it became the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The capital tells the modern chapter. The Hazrat Sultan Mosque (2012) was among Central Asia's largest until the Astana Grand Mosque opened in 2022 and took the regional title outright. Kazakh Islam is traditionally Hanafi, and mosques announce the later, second-shadow Asr — this page shows both reckonings.
Mosques in Balqash
Mosques in and around Balqash include Мечеть, Мечеть Железнодорожников and Мечеть Шашубай. The times on this page are worked out from Balqash'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
3:44 AMالفجر
Fajr in Balqash — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:58 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Balqash — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:31 PMالعصر
Asr in Balqash — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:22 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Balqash — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:02 PMالعشاء
Isha in Balqash — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Balqash Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Balqash, Kazakhstan. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 3:29 AM | 5:19 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 3:31 AM | 5:21 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 3:32 AM | 5:22 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:36 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 3:34 AM | 5:23 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:34 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 3:36 AM | 5:24 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 3:38 AM | 5:26 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:30 PM | 8:11 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 3:39 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:35 PM | 6:28 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 3:41 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:34 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:06 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 3:43 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:24 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10Today | 3:44 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:22 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 3:46 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:30 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 3:48 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 3:49 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 3:51 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 3:53 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 3:54 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 3:56 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 3:57 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 3:59 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:01 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:02 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:04 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:05 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:07 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:08 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:10 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:11 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:13 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:14 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:15 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:18 PM |
Balqash times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Balqash mosque — verify with your imam.
Balqash Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Balqash?
The Qibla direction from Balqash, Kazakhstan is 240° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,236 km (2,632 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Balqash?
The longest daily fast in Balqash is about 18h 47m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 23m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 24m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 46.85°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Did Kazakhstan's 2024 time change affect prayer times?
It changed the clock, not the sun. Since 1 March 2024 the whole country runs on UTC+5. Cities in the east now see earlier clock times for every prayer than before, while the west changed little. This page computes times from this city's own coordinates on the current single zone, so it is already correct.
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