Gilgit Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Gilgit, Pakistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Gilgit, Pakistan
Prayer times in Gilgit are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (35.92°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.
Gilgit's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Pakistan. They are drawn from Gilgit's own coordinates (35.9187°N, 74.3124°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Gilgit's prayer times are worked out
From Gilgit, the Qibla is 254° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,704 km (2,302 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Gilgit's own coordinates (35.92°N, 74.31°E), not a national average. That is why Gilgit's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Gilgit timetable through the year. With the Karachi method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 16h 26m around June. It eases to 11h 15m by December. That is a 5h 11m swing, set by the city's latitude of 35.92°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Gilgit 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. Gilgit sits west of its Karachi meridian. The sun peaks about 11 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 12:01 PM. We also publish times for nearby Skardu, Battagram and Sopur. Each is only a few minutes off Gilgit's clock.
Nearby: Skardu prayer times · Battagram prayer times · Sopur prayer times · Muzaffarābād prayer times · Buni 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 Gilgit is the standard reckoning — 3:34 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 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 Gilgit
Mosques in and around Gilgit include امام بارگاہ, بیت الاحمدیہ, اسماعیلی جماعت خانہ, جامع مسجد اہلسنہ, مرکزی امامیہ مسجد جامعہ الشہید سید ضیاءالدینرضوی and Jamma Masjid Khulfa-e-Rashideen. The times on this page are worked out from Gilgit'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
4:13 AMالفجر
Fajr in Gilgit — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:01 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Gilgit — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:34 PMالعصر
Asr in Gilgit — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:19 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Gilgit — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:47 PMالعشاء
Isha in Gilgit — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Gilgit Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Gilgit, Pakistan. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:05 AM | 5:34 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:31 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:06 AM | 5:35 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:07 AM | 5:36 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:08 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:09 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:10 AM | 5:38 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:11 AM | 5:39 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:12 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:13 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:14 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:15 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:16 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:17 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:18 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:30 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:18 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:19 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:20 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:21 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:22 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:23 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:29 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:24 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:25 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:26 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:21 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:26 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:27 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:28 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:29 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:30 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:31 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:32 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:13 PM |
Gilgit times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Gilgit mosque — verify with your imam.
Gilgit Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Gilgit?
The Qibla direction from Gilgit, Pakistan is 254° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,704 km (2,302 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Gilgit?
The longest daily fast in Gilgit is about 16h 26m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 15m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 11m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 35.92°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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