Gaya Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Gaya, India — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Gaya, India
Prayer times in Gaya are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (24.80°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across India. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Gaya's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in India. They are drawn from Gaya's own coordinates (24.7969°N, 85.0038°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Gaya's prayer times are worked out
From Gaya, the Qibla is 275° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,615 km (2,868 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Gaya's own coordinates (24.80°N, 85.00°E), not a national average. That is why Gaya's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Gaya timetable through the year. With the Karachi method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 10m around June. It eases to 11h 58m by December. That is a 3h 12m swing, set by the city's latitude of 24.80°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Gaya 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. Gaya sits close to its Kolkata meridian, so Dhuhr lands near midday — 11:56 AM today. We also publish times for nearby Jahānābād, Nawāda and Arwal. Each is only a few minutes off Gaya's clock.
Nearby: Jahānābād prayer times · Nawāda prayer times · Arwal prayer times · Masaurhi Buzurg prayer times · Hilsa prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in India
Most Indian mosques follow the Hanafi Asr (second shadow), though Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard time. The time shown above for Gaya is the standard reckoning — 3:22 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:31 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in India
India is a secular state, and no government body issues prayer timetables. In practice each mosque committee publishes its own. The widely used calculation basis across the subcontinent is the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°). That is the method this page uses. State Waqf Boards, advised by the Central Waqf Council, administer mosque property rather than prayer times. Moon-sighting decisions rest with local committees and seminaries, not with a single national office.
The Asr split — and why it is regional
India's Asr time genuinely depends on where you are. Sunni Muslims across most of the subcontinent are Hanafi. Their mosques call Asr on the second-shadow rule, about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The Malabar coast is different. The Mappila Muslims of Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are predominantly Shafi'i, and their timetables use the earlier, first-shadow Asr. Many Indian mosques simply print both. This page shows the standard Asr with the Hanafi time alongside, so you can match whichever your mosque follows. India's great mosques span that same breadth. Delhi's Jama Masjid was completed in 1656 under Shah Jahan. Bhopal's Taj-ul-Masajid, India's largest, was finished in 1985. Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid was begun in 1614 and completed in 1694. It takes its name from bricks made with soil brought from Mecca, set into its central arch.
Mosques in Gaya
Mosques in and around Gaya include Hussain Masjid, Pehani Eidgah and Noori Masjid. The times on this page are worked out from Gaya'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
4:03 AMالفجر
Fajr in Gaya — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:56 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Gaya — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:22 PMالعصر
Asr in Gaya — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:25 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Gaya — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:45 PMالعشاء
Isha in Gaya — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Gaya Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Gaya, India. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:54 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:55 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:55 AM | 5:19 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:56 AM | 5:19 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 3:58 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 3:59 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:59 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:00 AM | 5:22 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:01 AM | 5:22 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:01 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:02 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:03 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15Today | 4:03 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:04 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:04 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:05 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:06 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:06 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:07 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 4:07 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:08 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 4:09 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 4:09 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 4:10 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 4:10 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 4:11 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:11 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:12 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:29 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:12 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:28 PM |
Gaya times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Gaya mosque — verify with your imam.
Gaya Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Gaya?
The Qibla direction from Gaya, India is 275° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,615 km (2,868 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Gaya?
The longest daily fast in Gaya is about 15h 10m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 58m, in December. That is a swing of 3h 12m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 24.80°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Which Asr time should I follow in India — Hanafi or standard?
It depends on your mosque. Most of India is Hanafi, so mosques call Asr when an object's shadow is twice its length — roughly 75 minutes after the standard time. But Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard reckoning. This page shows both times; follow the one your local mosque announces.
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