Dera Ismail Khan Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Prayer times in Dera Ismail Khan are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (31.83°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across Pakistan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Dera Ismail Khan's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Pakistan. They are drawn from Dera Ismail Khan's own coordinates (31.8313°N, 70.9017°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Dera Ismail Khan's prayer times are worked out
From Dera Ismail Khan, the Qibla is 257° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,284 km (2,041 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Dera Ismail Khan's own coordinates (31.83°N, 70.90°E), not a national average. That is why Dera Ismail Khan's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Dera Ismail Khan timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Dera Ismail Khan lies well west inside its Karachi time zone. So the sun peaks about 25 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 15h 54m near June down to 11h 31m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Dera Ismail Khan come from the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. The Karachi method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 18°. 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 Shorkot, Bhakkar and Layyah. Each is only a few minutes off Dera Ismail Khan's clock.
Nearby: Shorkot prayer times · Bhakkar prayer times · Layyah prayer times · Mianwali prayer times · Bannu prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Pakistan
Most Pakistani mosques follow the Hanafi reckoning of Asr. It begins when an object's shadow reaches twice its length, roughly 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The time shown above for Dera Ismail Khan is the standard reckoning — 3:46 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:44 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in Pakistan
Pakistan has no single body that issues one national prayer timetable. Mosques and provincial Auqaf departments publish their own. What is standardised is the calculation. The University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°) is the de facto basis for timetables across the country. It is what this page uses. The state religious body is the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee rules on the moon sighting that begins Ramadan and Eid. It was established in 1974 and is assisted by Pakistan Meteorological Department observatories. So those dates are declared by sighting rather than by calendar.
Mosques and the Asr question
Pakistan's landmark mosques start with the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. It was completed in 1986 to a design by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993, when Casablanca's Hassan II Mosque overtook it. Lahore's Badshahi Mosque was completed in 1673 under Aurangzeb; its courtyard can hold tens of thousands as an Idgah. Because Pakistan is overwhelmingly Hanafi, your local mosque almost certainly calls Asr on the second-shadow rule. This page shows the standard (Shafi) Asr by default, with the Hanafi Asr alongside it. Follow whichever your mosque announces. You can also switch the madhab in the settings above to make Hanafi the default.
Mosques in Dera Ismail Khan
Mosques in and around Dera Ismail Khan include Jamia Masjid Eidgah and Jamia Mosque Bannu Adda. The times on this page are worked out from Dera Ismail Khan'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
4:34 AMالفجر
Fajr in Dera Ismail Khan — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:15 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Dera Ismail Khan — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:46 PMالعصر
Asr in Dera Ismail Khan — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:31 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Dera Ismail Khan — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:53 PMالعشاء
Isha in Dera Ismail Khan — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Dera Ismail Khan Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:27 AM | 5:52 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:28 AM | 5:52 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:29 AM | 5:53 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:30 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:30 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:31 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:32 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:33 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:36 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:37 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:37 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:38 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:39 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:39 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:40 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:41 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:42 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:42 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:43 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:44 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:44 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:45 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:46 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:29 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:46 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:47 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:48 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:48 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:24 PM |
Dera Ismail Khan times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Dera Ismail Khan mosque — verify with your imam.
Dera Ismail Khan Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Dera Ismail Khan?
The Qibla direction from Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan is 257° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,284 km (2,041 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Dera Ismail Khan?
The longest daily fast in Dera Ismail Khan is about 15h 54m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 31m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 23m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 31.83°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Why is the Asr time here different from my local mosque in Pakistan?
Because of the madhab. The standard (Shafi/Maliki/Hanbali) reckoning starts Asr when an object's shadow equals its own length. The Hanafi reckoning waits until the shadow is twice the object's length, about 75 minutes later. Most Pakistani mosques follow the Hanafi time. This page shows both, and you can set Hanafi as your default in the settings.
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