Karachi Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Karachi, Pakistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Karachi, Pakistan
Karachiprayer times are calculated based on the city's precise geographic coordinates (24.8607°N, 67.0011°E) using the Karachi calculation method — the standard followed by most mosques in Pakistan. 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 Karachi'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 Karachi prayer time calendar for the full month is shown below — so you can plan ahead without checking daily.
How Karachi's prayer times are worked out
Karachi sits 2,800 km (1,740 miles) from the Kaaba in Mecca, so the Qibla from here is 268° from true north — you face west to pray. Fajr and Isha depend on how far the sun drops below the horizon, and Pakistan follows the Karachi method set by the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi: Fajr begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 18°. 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 Karachi. Measured with the Karachi method, the longest daily fast here — from Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 10m around June, while the shortest is roughly 11h 57m in December: a swing of 3h 13m across the year. That spread is set by Karachi's latitude (24.86°N); cities nearer the equator barely vary, while far-northern ones swing by many hours.
One local quirk worth knowing: Dhuhr in Karachi does not fall at 12:00. Because the city sits well west within its Asia/Karachi time zone, the sun peaks about 41 minutes after clock noon, and Dhuhr follows the sun rather than the clock — today it is at 12:39 PM. The nearest cities we also publish times for are Hub, Malir Cantonment, Kotri — close enough that their times differ from Karachi's by only a few minutes.
Two Asr times are in use in Pakistan
Most Pakistani mosques follow the Hanafi reckoning of Asr, which begins when an object's shadow reaches twice its length — roughly 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The time shown above for Karachi is the standard reckoning — 4:02 PM. The Hanafi time today is 5:20 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, and it is what this page uses. The state religious body is the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, while the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee — established in 1974 and assisted by Pakistan Meteorological Department observatories — rules on the moon sighting that begins Ramadan and Eid, so those dates are declared by sighting rather than by calendar.
Mosques and the Asr question
Pakistan's landmark mosques include the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, 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 — and the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, completed in 1673 under Aurangzeb, whose 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 and the Hanafi Asr alongside it, so you can follow whichever your mosque announces — or switch the madhab in the settings above to make Hanafi the default.
Fajr
4:25 AMالفجر
Pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:39 PMالظهر
Midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:02 PMالعصر
Afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:24 PMالمغرب
Sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:50 PMالعشاء
Night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Karachi Prayer Times — July 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Karachi, Pakistan. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 1 | 4:17 AM | 5:46 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 4:18 AM | 5:46 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 4:18 AM | 5:47 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 4:19 AM | 5:47 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 4:19 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 4:20 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 4:20 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:53 PM |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 4:21 AM | 5:49 AM | 12:38 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:53 PM |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 4:21 AM | 5:49 AM | 12:38 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:53 PM |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 4:22 AM | 5:50 AM | 12:38 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:53 PM |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 4:22 AM | 5:50 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 4:23 AM | 5:50 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 4:23 AM | 5:51 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 4:24 AM | 5:51 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:51 PM |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 4:25 AM | 5:52 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:01 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:51 PM |
| Thu, Jul 16Today | 4:25 AM | 5:52 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 4:26 AM | 5:53 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 4:27 AM | 5:53 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 4:27 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:49 PM |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 4:28 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:48 PM |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 4:29 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:48 PM |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 4:29 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:47 PM |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 4:30 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:47 PM |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 4:31 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 4:31 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:45 PM |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 4:32 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:45 PM |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 4:33 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 4:33 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 4:34 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 4:35 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 4:35 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:41 PM |
All times are approximate. Times may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local mosque. Verify with your imam.
Karachi Prayer Times — FAQ
What time is Fajr in Karachi today?
Fajr in Karachi today is at 4:25 AM (Karachi method). Fajr begins at astronomical twilight — about 90 minutes before sunrise — and must be performed before the sun rises.
What time is Maghrib in Karachi today?
Maghrib in Karachi today is at 7:24 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 Karachi today?
Isha in Karachi today is at 8:50 PM (Karachi). Isha begins when twilight disappears and can be performed until midnight (Fard) or until Fajr begins (in necessity).
What direction is Qibla from Karachi?
The Qibla direction from Karachi, Pakistan is 268° from true north — pointing west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,800 km (1,740 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Karachi?
Measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method, the longest daily fast in Karachi is about 15h 10m around June, and the shortest is about 11h 57m in December — a difference of 3h 13m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 24.86°N.
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.
Which calculation method is used for Karachi prayer times?
Karachi uses the Karachi method, followed by the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. Fajr starts when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 18°. You can switch methods above if your local mosque follows a different convention.
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