Basrah Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Basrah, Iraq — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Basrah, Iraq
Prayer times in Basrah are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (30.51°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Iraq. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Basrah's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iraq. They are drawn from Basrah's own coordinates (30.5085°N, 47.7804°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Basrah's prayer times are worked out
From Basrah, the Qibla is 220° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,285 km (798 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Basrah's own coordinates (30.51°N, 47.78°E), not a national average. That is why Basrah's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Basrah timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 44m around June. It eases to 11h 36m by December. That is a 4h 08m swing, set by the city's latitude of 30.51°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Basrah 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. Basrah sits close to its Baghdad meridian, so Dhuhr lands near midday — 11:55 AM today. We also publish times for nearby Al Hārithah, Abū al-Kahṣīb and Az Zubayr. Each is only a few minutes off Basrah's clock.
Nearby: Al Hārithah prayer times · Abū al-Kahṣīb prayer times · Az Zubayr prayer times · Khorramshahr prayer times · Abadan prayer times
Prayer times in a two-tradition country
Iraq's religious life runs on two great traditions side by side. Sunni mosques call Maghrib at sunset. Shia practice waits some ten to fifteen minutes for the eastern sky to lose its redness (zawal al-humra). Two nearby mosques can therefore call the evening prayer at slightly different moments, and both are correct within their own school. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) applied to this city's coordinates, the widespread standard convention. Followers of Ja'fari timing should expect their mosque's Maghrib a few minutes later. Iraq keeps a single time zone (UTC+3) with no daylight saving.
Najaf, Karbala, Kufa, Baghdad
Few countries carry Iraq's density of sacred geography. The shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf and the shrines of Karbala draw millions of pilgrims. The Arba'een walk to Karbala ranks among the largest annual gatherings on earth. The Great Mosque of Kufa, meanwhile, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. In Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah holds the tomb of the founder of the Hanafi school. The golden-domed al-Kadhimiya shrine faces it across the Tigris — two traditions living within one city, as they have for centuries.
Mosques in Basrah
Mosques in and around Basrah include جامع الأمام موسى الكاظم عليه السلام, جامع الامام موسى الكاظم القديم, جامع الشيخ السهلاني, جامع العتيق, جامع السهلاني and مسجد نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام. The times on this page are worked out from Basrah'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
3:47 AMالفجر
Fajr in Basrah — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:55 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Basrah — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:31 PMالعصر
Asr in Basrah — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:33 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Basrah — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:54 PMالعشاء
Isha in Basrah — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Basrah Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Basrah, Iraq. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:36 AM | 5:07 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:33 PM | 6:43 PM | 8:08 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:37 AM | 5:07 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:33 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:38 AM | 5:08 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:06 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:39 AM | 5:09 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:40 AM | 5:09 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:41 AM | 5:10 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 3:42 AM | 5:11 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 3:43 AM | 5:11 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:44 AM | 5:12 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 3:44 AM | 5:12 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 3:45 AM | 5:13 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 3:46 AM | 5:14 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13Today | 3:47 AM | 5:14 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 3:48 AM | 5:15 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:30 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 3:49 AM | 5:15 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:30 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 3:50 AM | 5:16 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 3:50 AM | 5:17 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 3:51 AM | 5:17 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 3:52 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 3:53 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 3:54 AM | 5:19 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 3:55 AM | 5:20 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 3:55 AM | 5:20 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 3:56 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 3:57 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 3:58 AM | 5:22 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 3:59 AM | 5:22 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 3:59 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:00 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:01 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:02 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:31 PM |
Basrah times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Basrah mosque — verify with your imam.
Basrah Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Basrah?
The Qibla direction from Basrah, Iraq is 220° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,285 km (798 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Basrah?
The longest daily fast in Basrah is about 15h 44m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 36m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 08m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 30.51°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Why does my local mosque in Iraq call Maghrib later than the time shown?
Most likely it follows the Shia (Ja'fari) convention, which delays Maghrib ten to fifteen minutes after astronomical sunset until the eastern sky's redness passes. This page lists sunset-based Maghrib, the Sunni standard. Both conventions are correct within their own schools; follow your own mosque for breaking the fast.
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