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Qibla Direction

287°

From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Cairns.

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Today at a Glance

Fajr5:06 AM
Dhuhr12:15 PM
Asr3:37 PM
Maghrib6:11 PM
Isha7:19 PM

Prayer Times in Cairns, Australia

Prayer times in Cairns are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (16.92°S). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Australia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.

Cairns's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Australia. They are drawn from Cairns's own coordinates (16.9237°S, 145.7661°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.

How Cairns's prayer times are worked out

From Cairns, the Qibla is 287° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 12,292 km (7,638 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Cairns's own coordinates (16.92°S, 145.77°E), not a national average. That is why Cairns's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.

One local quirk shapes the Cairns timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Cairns lies well west inside its Brisbane time zone. So the sun peaks about 26 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:15 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 14h 30m near December down to 12h 24m in June.

The Fajr and Isha angles for Cairns 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 Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton. Each is only a few minutes off Cairns's clock.

Nearby: Townsville prayer times · Mackay prayer times · Rockhampton prayer times · Merauke prayer times · Bundaberg prayer times

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Two Asr times are in use in Australia

Australian mosques are split: Turkish and South Asian mosques follow the Hanafi Asr (second shadow), while Arab and Lebanese mosques use the earlier standard time. Many timetables show both. The time shown above for Cairns is the standard reckoning — 3:37 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:32 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.

Who sets prayer times in Australia

Australia has no national prayer-time authority. The Australian National Imams Council is the peak body of imams, but it does not issue a single national timetable. State imams councils and individual mosques publish their own. Most use Muslim World League angles (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), the basis this page applies, though some communities follow Egyptian or ISNA conventions. The country's Muslim population is a mosaic of immigrant communities: Lebanese and Arab, Turkish, and South Asian. There is no single dominant school. That is exactly why the Asr time depends on which mosque you attend.

The Asr split, and a continent-sized spread of times

Australia's Asr time genuinely depends on your community. Turkish mosques following the Diyanet tradition, and South Asian mosques, call Asr on the Hanafi second-shadow rule. That is about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning used by Arab and Lebanese mosques. Many Australian timetables simply print both, and so does this page. Two landmarks stand out. The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque in Sydney opened in 1999 in Ottoman style. The Lakemba Mosque was completed in 1977, and is among the country's largest. Australia also spans three time zones and a huge range of latitudes, from the tropics to Tasmania. Prayer times can differ by up to two hours across the country. A national timetable simply isn't possible, which is why times are always city-level.

Mosques in Cairns

A mosque serving Cairns is Cairns Mosque. The times on this page are worked out from Cairns'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

5:06 AM

الفجر

Fajr in Cairns — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise

2 rak'aat

Dhuhr

12:15 PM

الظهر

Dhuhr in Cairns — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith

4 rak'aat

Asr

3:37 PM

العصر

Asr in Cairns — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon

4 rak'aat

Maghrib

6:11 PM

المغرب

Maghrib in Cairns — sunset prayer, just after sunset

3 rak'aat

Isha

7:19 PM

العشاء

Isha in Cairns — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared

4 rak'aat

Cairns Prayer Times — September 2026

Full month prayer calendar for Cairns, Australia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.

DateFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Tue, Sep 15:12 AM6:24 AM12:18 PM3:39 PM6:10 PM7:18 PM
Wed, Sep 25:11 AM6:23 AM12:18 PM3:38 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Thu, Sep 35:10 AM6:22 AM12:17 PM3:38 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Fri, Sep 45:10 AM6:22 AM12:17 PM3:38 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Sat, Sep 55:09 AM6:21 AM12:17 PM3:38 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Sun, Sep 65:08 AM6:20 AM12:16 PM3:37 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Mon, Sep 75:07 AM6:19 AM12:16 PM3:37 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Tue, Sep 85:07 AM6:18 AM12:16 PM3:37 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Wed, Sep 9Today5:06 AM6:18 AM12:15 PM3:37 PM6:11 PM7:19 PM
Thu, Sep 105:05 AM6:17 AM12:15 PM3:36 PM6:12 PM7:19 PM
Fri, Sep 115:04 AM6:16 AM12:15 PM3:36 PM6:12 PM7:19 PM
Sat, Sep 125:03 AM6:15 AM12:14 PM3:36 PM6:12 PM7:19 PM
Sun, Sep 135:03 AM6:14 AM12:14 PM3:35 PM6:12 PM7:19 PM
Mon, Sep 145:02 AM6:14 AM12:14 PM3:35 PM6:12 PM7:20 PM
Tue, Sep 155:01 AM6:13 AM12:13 PM3:35 PM6:12 PM7:20 PM
Wed, Sep 165:00 AM6:12 AM12:13 PM3:34 PM6:12 PM7:20 PM
Thu, Sep 174:59 AM6:11 AM12:13 PM3:34 PM6:12 PM7:20 PM
Fri, Sep 184:59 AM6:10 AM12:12 PM3:34 PM6:12 PM7:20 PM
Sat, Sep 194:58 AM6:09 AM12:12 PM3:33 PM6:13 PM7:20 PM
Sun, Sep 204:57 AM6:09 AM12:12 PM3:33 PM6:13 PM7:20 PM
Mon, Sep 214:56 AM6:08 AM12:11 PM3:32 PM6:13 PM7:20 PM
Tue, Sep 224:55 AM6:07 AM12:11 PM3:32 PM6:13 PM7:21 PM
Wed, Sep 234:54 AM6:06 AM12:10 PM3:32 PM6:13 PM7:21 PM
Thu, Sep 244:53 AM6:05 AM12:10 PM3:31 PM6:13 PM7:21 PM
Fri, Sep 254:53 AM6:04 AM12:10 PM3:31 PM6:13 PM7:21 PM
Sat, Sep 264:52 AM6:04 AM12:09 PM3:30 PM6:13 PM7:21 PM
Sun, Sep 274:51 AM6:03 AM12:09 PM3:30 PM6:14 PM7:21 PM
Mon, Sep 284:50 AM6:02 AM12:09 PM3:29 PM6:14 PM7:22 PM
Tue, Sep 294:49 AM6:01 AM12:08 PM3:29 PM6:14 PM7:22 PM
Wed, Sep 304:48 AM6:00 AM12:08 PM3:28 PM6:14 PM7:22 PM

Cairns times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Cairns mosque — verify with your imam.

Cairns Prayer Times — FAQ

What direction is Qibla from Cairns?

The Qibla direction from Cairns, Australia is 287° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 12,292 km (7,638 miles) away.

How long is the fast in Cairns?

The longest daily fast in Cairns is about 14h 30m, around December. The shortest is about 12h 24m, in June. That is a swing of 2h 06m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 16.92°S. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.

Why do Australian mosques show different Asr times?

Because Australia's Muslim communities follow different schools. Turkish and South Asian mosques use the Hanafi Asr. It begins when an object's shadow is twice its length, about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning used by Arab and Lebanese mosques. There is no national authority to settle it, so many timetables print both. This page shows both times.

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