Kandahār Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Kandahār, Afghanistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Kandahār, Afghanistan
Prayer times in Kandahār are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (31.61°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across Afghanistan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Kandahār's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Afghanistan. They are drawn from Kandahār's own coordinates (31.6133°N, 65.7101°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Kandahār's prayer times are worked out
From Kandahār, the Qibla is 253° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 2,804 km (1,742 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Kandahār's own coordinates (31.61°N, 65.71°E), not a national average. That is why Kandahār's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Kandahār timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Kandahār lies well west inside its Kabul time zone. So the sun peaks about 16 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 11:52 AM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 15h 52m near June down to 11h 33m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Kandahār 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 Chaman, Kot Malik Barkhurdar and Quetta. Each is only a few minutes off Kandahār's clock.
Nearby: Chaman prayer times · Kot Malik Barkhurdar prayer times · Quetta prayer times · Sibi prayer times · Ghazni prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is firmly Hanafi — mosques call the later, second-shadow Asr — so this page shows both times. The time shown above for Kandahār is the standard reckoning — 3:00 PM. The Hanafi time today is 3:46 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Prayer times on the half-hour clock
Afghanistan runs on one of the world's few half-hour time zones — UTC+4:30, kept year-round with no daylight saving. There is no single national timetable authority. The regional standard is the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°). That is exactly what this page applies to this city's own coordinates. Afghan practice is firmly Hanafi, and the school is embedded in the country's legal tradition. Local mosques therefore call Asr on the second-shadow reckoning, roughly an hour after the standard time. Both are shown here.
Herat's Friday Mosque and the Blue Mosque of Mazar
The Great Mosque of Herat has anchored the country's west since 1200. The Ghurid sultan Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad laid its foundation and was buried there three years later. Timurid, Mughal and later hands have extended its tilework ever since. In the north, Mazar-i-Sharif takes its name ('the noble shrine') from the Blue Mosque. The present blue-tiled complex was built in 1481 under the Timurid ruler Husayn Bayqara. Local tradition holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib is buried there, though most Muslims place his tomb at Najaf. Between them stretch the mosque courtyards of Kabul and Kandahar, where the five prayers structure the day as they have for thirteen centuries.
Mosques in Kandahār
Mosques in and around Kandahār include موی مبارک جامعه, د اخوند صاحب جامعه, Muslim Mosque, جامعه عمر, مسجد and نوراني جامعه. The times on this page are worked out from Kandahār'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
4:56 AMالفجر
Fajr in Kandahār — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:52 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Kandahār — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:00 PMالعصر
Asr in Kandahār — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:25 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Kandahār — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:46 PMالعشاء
Isha in Kandahār — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Kandahār Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Kandahār, Afghanistan. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:40 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:41 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:41 AM | 6:02 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:42 AM | 6:03 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:43 AM | 6:03 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:43 AM | 6:04 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:44 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:44 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:45 AM | 6:06 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:46 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:46 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:47 AM | 6:08 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:48 AM | 6:09 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:48 AM | 6:09 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:49 AM | 6:10 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:50 AM | 6:11 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:50 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:51 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:52 AM | 6:13 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:52 AM | 6:14 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:53 AM | 6:14 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:54 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:54 AM | 6:16 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:27 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:55 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:26 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 4:56 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:56 AM | 6:18 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:57 AM | 6:19 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:58 AM | 6:20 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:22 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:59 AM | 6:21 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:59 AM | 6:21 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:00 AM | 6:22 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:41 PM |
Kandahār times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Kandahār mosque — verify with your imam.
Kandahār Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Kandahār?
The Qibla direction from Kandahār, Afghanistan is 253° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,804 km (1,742 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Kandahār?
The longest daily fast in Kandahār is about 15h 52m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 33m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 19m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 31.61°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Which calculation method fits Afghanistan?
The University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°) is the regional standard for Afghanistan and the subcontinent. It is what this page uses on this city's coordinates. Afghanistan keeps UTC+4:30 all year. Since the country is firmly Hanafi, your mosque's Asr follows the later second-shadow time, shown here alongside the standard one.
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