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Detroit & Dearborn Prayer TimesIslamic Prayer Schedule — Detroit, Michigan

Accurate Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha times for Detroit and Dearborn, MI — calculated daily using the ISNA method for coordinates 42.33°N, 83.05°W. Serving Michigan's 250,000+ Muslim community, including Dearborn — home to the largest Arab-American Muslim population in the United States.

Fajr
4:18 AM
Dhuhr
1:31 PM
Asr
5:32 PM
Maghrib
9:01 PM
Isha
10:42 PM

Detroit & Dearborn, MI

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Detroit & Dearborn's Muslim Community

The Detroit metro area has the oldest and most established Arab-American Muslim community in the United States — a story that begins with Henry Ford and spans over 120 years.

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Islamic Center of America — Largest Mosque in North America

Built in 2005 on Ford Road in Dearborn, the ICA accommodates 3,000+ worshippers under its massive dome. It serves primarily Lebanese Shia Muslims and operates a full Islamic school. The ICA's minarets are visible throughout southeast Dearborn and have become a symbol of the Arab-American community's permanence in Michigan.

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Dearborn — Arab Capital of America

Over 40% of Dearborn's 110,000 residents are Arab-American — the highest concentration in the United States. The community is predominantly Lebanese (Shia and Sunni), Yemeni, Palestinian, and Iraqi. Michigan Avenue and Warren Avenue in east Dearborn are lined with Arabic-language signs, halal restaurants, Lebanese bakeries, and hookah lounges. The community traces its roots to Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant in the early 1900s.

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120 Years of Arab Muslim History

Arab Muslims began settling near Dearborn as early as 1900, drawn by Henry Ford's policy of equal wages regardless of ethnicity. The American Moslem Society — Michigan's oldest mosque — was founded in 1938. Through the Lebanese Civil War and successive waves of Middle Eastern immigration, the community grew into one of the most established Arab-American communities in the world, with its own Arabic-language radio stations, newspapers, and satellite TV channels.

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Diverse Mosques Across Metro Detroit

Beyond Dearborn, metro Detroit has large South Asian Muslim communities in Troy, Sterling Heights, and Ann Arbor; African American Muslim communities on Detroit's east side; and Bangladeshi and Pakistani families in Hamtramck — a city where the Muslim call to prayer (adhan) is broadcast publicly by ordinance, the first US city to allow public adhan from mosque speakers.

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Hamtramck — America's First City with Public Adhan

Hamtramck, a small city entirely surrounded by Detroit, became in 2004 the first city in the United States to legally permit mosques to broadcast the adhan (call to prayer) publicly through outdoor speakers. The ordinance passed unanimously. Today Hamtramck has a Muslim-majority city council and is one of the most culturally Muslim cities in North America, with Bangladeshi, Yemeni, and Bosnian Muslim communities alongside its historic Polish-American roots. Prayer times in Hamtramck are within 1 minute of the Detroit times shown above.

Detroit Prayer Times by Month

At 42.33°N, Detroit has a ~2.5-hour Fajr swing between summer (3:53 AM) and winter (6:32 AM). Summer Isha pushes to 9:40 PM — later than most US cities. Michigan winters are harsh: January Fajr at 6:22 AM and Maghrib at 5:24 PM means prayers are concentrated in a narrow window.

MonthFajrDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
January6:22 AM12:31 PM3:17 PM5:24 PM6:50 PM
February6:01 AM12:35 PM3:48 PM5:58 PM7:24 PM
March5:20 AM12:18 PM4:06 PM6:34 PM8:00 PM
April4:38 AM12:03 PM4:14 PM7:10 PM8:38 PM
May4:05 AM11:54 AM4:15 PM7:43 PM9:13 PM
June3:53 AM11:56 AM4:15 PM8:03 PM9:40 PM
July4:04 AM12:06 PM4:13 PM8:01 PM9:35 PM
August4:31 AM12:05 PM4:02 PM7:38 PM9:06 PM
September5:03 AM11:53 AM3:41 PM7:00 PM8:25 PM
October5:35 AM11:46 AM3:18 PM6:21 PM7:47 PM
November6:10 AM11:50 AM3:04 PM5:49 PM7:14 PM
December6:32 AM12:10 PM3:00 PM5:16 PM6:42 PM

Approximate mid-month times, ISNA method (15° angle), EST/EDT. Michigan follows Eastern Time — DST begins second Sunday in March, ends first Sunday in November.

Detroit vs. Dearborn Prayer Times

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Downtown Detroit

Coordinates 42.33°N, 83.05°W. Renaissance Center area. Times shown on this page are calculated for this location.

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Dearborn (ICA)

Coordinates 42.32°N, 83.18°W. Latitude nearly identical to Detroit. Times differ by under 1 minute — effectively the same schedule.

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Hamtramck

Coordinates 42.39°N, 83.05°W. Slightly north of Detroit — times differ by about 30 seconds. The same schedule applies across the entire metro area.

Nearby Cities & Michigan Prayer Times

Dearborn
Arab capital of America — ICA, American Moslem Society, Islamic House of Wisdom.
Hamtramck
First US city with public adhan — Bangladeshi, Yemeni, Bosnian Muslim majority.
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan — large Muslim student community, Islamic Center of AA.
Flint
45 min north — Arab and African American Muslim communities.
Chicago
5h west — CIOGC, Bridgeview, Devon Ave communities.
Cleveland
3h east — large Yemeni Muslim community in Northeast Ohio.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is Fajr in Detroit today?+
Fajr in Detroit ranges from around 4:00 AM in late June to 6:28 AM in mid-December — a seasonal swing of about 2.5 hours. Detroit sits at 42.33°N, very close to Chicago in latitude, giving it similarly large variation. Today's exact Fajr time is shown above, calculated for Detroit's coordinates using the ISNA method (15° solar depression angle).
What is the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn?+
The Islamic Center of America (ICA) in Dearborn, Michigan is the largest mosque in North America by physical size. Built in 2005, it can accommodate over 3,000 worshippers and features a large dome and two minarets visible for miles. The ICA serves the massive Arab-American Muslim community in Dearborn — primarily Lebanese Shia Muslims — and operates an Islamic school and community center. For prayer times, the ICA uses astronomical calculations aligned with the local horizon, which closely match ISNA times for Dearborn's coordinates.
Why does Dearborn have such a large Arab-American Muslim community?+
Dearborn's Arab-American Muslim community traces back over 120 years to the early 1900s, when Arab immigrants — primarily from Lebanon and Yemen — came to work at Henry Ford's River Rouge Complex. Ford actively recruited Arab workers and paid equal wages regardless of ethnicity, attracting large numbers. This foundation grew through subsequent waves of Lebanese, Palestinian, Iraqi, and Yemeni immigration, particularly after the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) and the Gulf Wars. Today, approximately 40% of Dearborn's population is Arab-American, making it the most concentrated Arab community in the United States.
Do Detroit and Dearborn have the same prayer times?+
Nearly identical. Dearborn (42.32°N, 83.18°W) is about 10 miles west of downtown Detroit (42.33°N, 83.05°W). The latitude is almost the same, and the longitude difference amounts to less than 1 minute in prayer times. All major Dearborn mosques — Islamic Center of America, American Moslem Society, Islamic House of Wisdom — effectively use the same prayer schedule as Detroit proper. The times on this page apply to both cities.
What time is Isha prayer in Detroit in summer?+
In midsummer (late June), Isha in Detroit falls around 10:00–10:10 PM — significantly late due to the high latitude (42.33°N). This is later than Houston or Philadelphia but slightly earlier than Minneapolis. In winter, Isha falls around 6:30 PM, making it easy for working Muslims to attend congregation. The 3.5-hour swing between summer and winter Isha is one of the largest seasonal variations among major US cities.
What direction is Qibla from Detroit?+
From Detroit, the Qibla points approximately 54° from true north — northeast. The great-circle route crosses the North Atlantic, arcs over southern Europe and the Mediterranean, then descends into the Arabian Peninsula. Mosques throughout Dearborn and Detroit orient their prayer halls to this northeast bearing. Use our Qibla compass at prayertimesnearme.com/qibla for an exact GPS-based reading from your current location.

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