Gonbad-e Kāvūs Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Gonbad-e Kāvūs, Iran — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Gonbad-e Kāvūs, Iran
Gonbad-e Kāvūsprayer times are calculated based on the city's precise geographic coordinates (37.2500°N, 55.1672°E) using the Tehran calculation method — the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. Times shown are for today's date and update automatically at midnight.
The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha — are calculated from the sun's position relative to Gonbad-e Kāvūs's latitude and longitude. As the sun's declination changes throughout the year, prayer times shift by several minutes each day. This is why a Gonbad-e Kāvūs prayer time calendar for the full month is shown below — so you can plan ahead without checking daily.
How Gonbad-e Kāvūs's prayer times are worked out
Gonbad-e Kāvūs sits 2,297 km (1,428 miles) from the Kaaba in Mecca, so the Qibla from here is 224° from true north — you face southwest to pray. Fajr and Isha depend on how far the sun drops below the horizon, and Iran follows the Tehran method set by the Institute of Geophysics, Tehran: Fajr begins when the sun is 17.7° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 14°. A city that used ISNA's 15° instead would get a noticeably different Fajr — which is why the method, not just the coordinates, decides the answer.
Day length is what really moves the timetable in Gonbad-e Kāvūs. Measured with the Tehran method, the longest daily fast here — from Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 16h 57m around June, while the shortest is roughly 11h 29m in December: a swing of 5h 28m across the year. That spread is set by Gonbad-e Kāvūs's latitude (37.25°N); cities nearer the equator barely vary, while far-northern ones swing by many hours.
Gonbad-e Kāvūs sits close to the meridian of its Asia/Tehran time zone, so the sun peaks within 3 minutes of clock noon and Dhuhr lands near midday — today at 11:56 AM. Dhuhr always tracks the sun's peak, not the clock. The nearest cities we also publish times for are Gorgān, Shahrud, Bandar-e Torkaman — close enough that their times differ from Gonbad-e Kāvūs's by only a few minutes.
Iranian prayer times work differently
Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh, and its prayer times are not simply a variant of the Sunni ones — the rules themselves differ. Asr does not wait for a shadow to reach one or two object-lengths: its time begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr, and in practice Dhuhr and Asr are prayed back to back. Maghrib differs too. Rather than beginning at sunset, it is delayed until the redness in the eastern sky has passed overhead — implemented as the sun sitting roughly 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon — and Maghrib and Isha are then typically combined. The practical result is that many Iranians pray in three sittings a day rather than five. The national reference is the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran (Fajr 17.7°, Isha 14°), the method used on this page.
Mashhad, Isfahan and the shrines
The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad is the spiritual centre of Iranian Shia life. Its complex covers about 1.2 million square metres — the largest mosque in the world by area after the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina — and draws roughly 30 million pilgrims a year, making it the most visited pilgrimage site in Islam after the Hajj. Within the same complex stands the Goharshad Mosque, commissioned by the Timurid empress Goharshad and completed around 1430. In Isfahan, the Shah (Imam) Mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square, begun in 1611, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and among the finest works of Safavid architecture.
Fajr
2:56 AMالفجر
Pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:56 AMالظهر
Midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:47 PMالعصر
Afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:30 PMالمغرب
Sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:29 PMالعشاء
Night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Gonbad-e Kāvūs Prayer Times — July 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Gonbad-e Kāvūs, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 1 | 2:42 AM | 4:33 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 2:43 AM | 4:33 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 2:44 AM | 4:34 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 2:44 AM | 4:34 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 2:45 AM | 4:35 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:35 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 2:46 AM | 4:35 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:34 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 2:47 AM | 4:36 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:34 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 2:47 AM | 4:36 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:34 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 2:48 AM | 4:37 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:34 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 2:49 AM | 4:37 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 2:50 AM | 4:38 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 2:51 AM | 4:39 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:32 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 2:52 AM | 4:39 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:32 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 2:53 AM | 4:40 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:31 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 2:54 AM | 4:41 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:31 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 2:55 AM | 4:41 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Fri, Jul 17Today | 2:56 AM | 4:42 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 2:57 AM | 4:43 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 2:58 AM | 4:44 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:27 PM |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 2:59 AM | 4:44 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 3:01 AM | 4:45 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:27 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 3:02 AM | 4:46 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:24 PM |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 3:03 AM | 4:47 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 3:04 AM | 4:47 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 3:05 AM | 4:48 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 3:06 AM | 4:49 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 3:08 AM | 4:50 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 3:09 AM | 4:51 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 3:10 AM | 4:51 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:45 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 3:11 AM | 4:52 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:45 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 3:12 AM | 4:53 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:45 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:14 PM |
All times are approximate. Times may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local mosque. Verify with your imam.
Gonbad-e Kāvūs Prayer Times — FAQ
What time is Fajr in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today?
Fajr in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today is at 2:56 AM (Tehran method). Fajr begins at astronomical twilight — about 90 minutes before sunrise — and must be performed before the sun rises.
What time is Maghrib in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today?
Maghrib in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today is at 7:30 PM. Maghrib begins at sunset and should be performed promptly, as its window is the shortest of all five prayers (approximately 1.5–2 hours).
What time is Isha in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today?
Isha in Gonbad-e Kāvūs today is at 8:29 PM (Tehran). Isha begins when twilight disappears and can be performed until midnight (Fard) or until Fajr begins (in necessity).
What direction is Qibla from Gonbad-e Kāvūs?
The Qibla direction from Gonbad-e Kāvūs, Iran is 224° from true north — pointing southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,297 km (1,428 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Gonbad-e Kāvūs?
Measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Tehran method, the longest daily fast in Gonbad-e Kāvūs is about 16h 57m around June, and the shortest is about 11h 29m in December — a difference of 5h 28m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 37.25°N.
Why are Iranian prayer times different from Sunni timetables?
Because Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh. Asr begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr rather than at a shadow length, and Maghrib is delayed past sunset until the eastern redness passes overhead — about 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. Dhuhr with Asr, and Maghrib with Isha, are commonly combined, so many Iranians pray in three sittings rather than five.
Which calculation method is used for Gonbad-e Kāvūs prayer times?
Gonbad-e Kāvūs uses the Tehran method, followed by the Institute of Geophysics, Tehran. Fajr starts when the sun is 17.7° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 14°. You can switch methods above if your local mosque follows a different convention.
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