Bījār Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Bījār, Iran — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Bījār, Iran
Prayer times in Bījār are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (35.87°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.
Bījār's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Bījār's own coordinates (35.8668°N, 47.6051°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Bījār's prayer times are worked out
From Bījār, the Qibla is 207° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,775 km (1,103 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Bījār's own coordinates (35.87°N, 47.61°E), not a national average. That is why Bījār's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Bījār timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Bījār lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 27 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:17 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 45m near June down to 11h 34m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Bījār 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 Takāb, Qorveh and Sanandaj. Each is only a few minutes off Bījār's clock.
Nearby: Takāb prayer times · Qorveh prayer times · Sanandaj prayer times · Zanjan prayer times · Saqqez prayer times
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 Bījār
Mosques in and around Bījār include مسجد قائم (عج), مسجد ولیعصر, حسینیه بیجار, مسجد جامع بیجار, مسجد امیرالمومنین علیه السلام and مسجد امام جواد. The times on this page are worked out from Bījār'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
4:31 AMالفجر
Fajr in Bījār — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:17 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Bījār — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:51 PMالعصر
Asr in Bījār — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:54 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Bījār — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:42 PMالعشاء
Isha in Bījār — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Bījār Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Bījār, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:24 AM | 5:51 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:06 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:25 AM | 5:52 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:04 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:26 AM | 5:53 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:03 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:27 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:55 PM | 7:02 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:28 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:54 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:29 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:59 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:30 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:57 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:30 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:56 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:31 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:54 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:32 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:33 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:51 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:34 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:50 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:35 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:48 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:36 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:47 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:37 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:38 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:39 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:40 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:41 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:41 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:38 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:42 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:43 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:44 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:45 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:46 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:47 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:47 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:48 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:49 AM | 6:13 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:50 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:10 PM |
Bījār times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Bījār mosque — verify with your imam.
Bījār Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Bījār?
The Qibla direction from Bījār, Iran is 207° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,775 km (1,103 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Bījār?
The longest daily fast in Bījār is about 16h 45m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 34m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 11m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 35.87°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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