Châteauroux Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Châteauroux, France — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Châteauroux, France
Prayer times in Châteauroux are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (46.81°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across France. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Châteauroux's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in France. They are drawn from Châteauroux's own coordinates (46.8125°N, 1.6936°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Châteauroux's prayer times are worked out
From Châteauroux, the Qibla is 116° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,434 km (2,755 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Châteauroux's own coordinates (46.81°N, 1.69°E), not a national average. That is why Châteauroux's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Châteauroux timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Châteauroux lies well west inside its Paris time zone. So the sun peaks about 62 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:52 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 46m near June down to 10h 23m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Châteauroux 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 Bourges, Blois and Tours. Each is only a few minutes off Châteauroux's clock.
Nearby: Bourges prayer times · Blois prayer times · Tours prayer times · Poitiers prayer times · Limoges prayer times
Who sets prayer times in France
France is a laïque state. It has no official timetable and no national religious authority, so prayer times are set mosque by mosque. In practice two references dominate. The Grande Mosquée de Paris publishes its own timetables. Musulmans de France (formerly the UOIF) publishes a widely adopted calendar that uses 12° for both Fajr and Isha. Those angles are noticeably shallower than the Muslim World League's, which is why French timetables can differ from those of neighbouring countries. The Forum de l'islam de France was launched by the Interior Ministry in 2022 to replace the CFCM. It is a body for dialogue with the state, not an authority that issues prayer times.
The Grande Mosquée de Paris
France's Muslim population is largely of Maghrebi origin, and therefore predominantly Maliki. That is why mainstream French timetables use the standard first-shadow Asr. Mosques serving Turkish and South Asian communities follow the later Hanafi time instead. The Grande Mosquée de Paris was inaugurated in 1926. It was built as France's tribute to the roughly 100,000 Muslim colonial soldiers who died fighting for France in the First World War. During the Second World War its rector, Si Kaddour Benghabrit, is credited with sheltering Jews from the Gestapo. The Grande Mosquée de Lyon followed in 1994 and Strasbourg's in 2012.
Mosques in Châteauroux
Mosques in and around Châteauroux include Mosquée Er-Rahma and Grande Mosquée de Châteauroux. The times on this page are worked out from Châteauroux'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
5:36 AMالفجر
Fajr in Châteauroux — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:52 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Châteauroux — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:25 PMالعصر
Asr in Châteauroux — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:17 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Châteauroux — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
9:57 PMالعشاء
Isha in Châteauroux — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Châteauroux Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Châteauroux, France. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:23 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:54 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:33 PM | 10:15 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:24 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:54 PM | 5:34 PM | 8:31 PM | 10:13 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:26 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:54 PM | 5:33 PM | 8:29 PM | 10:11 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:28 AM | 7:17 AM | 1:53 PM | 5:31 PM | 8:27 PM | 10:08 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:30 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:53 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:25 PM | 10:06 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:31 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:53 PM | 5:29 PM | 8:23 PM | 10:04 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:33 AM | 7:20 AM | 1:52 PM | 5:28 PM | 8:21 PM | 10:01 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:35 AM | 7:22 AM | 1:52 PM | 5:26 PM | 8:19 PM | 9:59 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 5:36 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:52 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:17 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 5:38 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:51 PM | 5:24 PM | 8:15 PM | 9:54 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:40 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:51 PM | 5:22 PM | 8:13 PM | 9:52 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:41 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:51 PM | 5:21 PM | 8:11 PM | 9:50 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:43 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:50 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:09 PM | 9:47 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:45 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:50 PM | 5:18 PM | 8:07 PM | 9:45 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:46 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:49 PM | 5:17 PM | 8:05 PM | 9:43 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:48 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:49 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:03 PM | 9:41 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:49 AM | 7:33 AM | 1:49 PM | 5:14 PM | 8:01 PM | 9:38 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:51 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:48 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:36 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:53 AM | 7:36 AM | 1:48 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:57 PM | 9:34 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:54 AM | 7:37 AM | 1:48 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:32 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:56 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:47 PM | 5:09 PM | 7:53 PM | 9:29 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:57 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:47 PM | 5:07 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:27 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:59 AM | 7:41 AM | 1:47 PM | 5:06 PM | 7:49 PM | 9:25 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:00 AM | 7:43 AM | 1:46 PM | 5:04 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:23 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:02 AM | 7:44 AM | 1:46 PM | 5:03 PM | 7:45 PM | 9:21 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:03 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:46 PM | 5:01 PM | 7:43 PM | 9:19 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:05 AM | 7:46 AM | 1:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:41 PM | 9:17 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:06 AM | 7:48 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:39 PM | 9:14 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:08 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:37 PM | 9:12 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:09 AM | 7:50 AM | 1:44 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:35 PM | 9:10 PM |
Châteauroux times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Châteauroux mosque — verify with your imam.
Châteauroux Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Châteauroux?
The Qibla direction from Châteauroux, France is 116° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,434 km (2,755 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Châteauroux?
The longest daily fast in Châteauroux is about 18h 46m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 23m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 23m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 46.81°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Which calculation method do French mosques use?
There is no official French method. The most widely used is the Musulmans de France (former UOIF) calendar, which applies 12° for both Fajr and Isha. That is shallower than the Muslim World League angles used elsewhere in Europe. The Grande Mosquée de Paris publishes its own timetables. Check your local mosque, since France has no national authority to standardise them.
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