Karaj Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Karaj, Iran — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Karaj.
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Prayer Times in Karaj, Iran
Prayer times in Karaj are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (35.83°N). We use the Tehran method, the one followed across Iran. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Karaj's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Karaj's own coordinates (35.8327°N, 50.9915°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Karaj's prayer times are worked out
From Karaj, the Qibla is 217° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,934 km (1,202 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Karaj's own coordinates (35.83°N, 50.99°E), not a national average. That is why Karaj's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Karaj timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Karaj lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 14 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 11:50 AM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 44m near June down to 11h 34m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Karaj come from the Institute of Geophysics, Tehran. The Tehran method sets Fajr when the sun is 17.7° below the horizon, and Isha at 14°. 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 Fardīs, Meshkīn Dasht and Moḩammad Shahr. Each is only a few minutes off Karaj's clock.
Nearby: Fardīs prayer times · Meshkīn Dasht prayer times · Moḩammad Shahr prayer times · Kamālshahr prayer times · Qods prayer times
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. 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. In practice that is implemented as the sun sitting roughly 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. 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. That makes it the largest mosque in the world by area, after the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina. It draws roughly 30 million pilgrims a year, 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 was begun in 1611. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and among the finest works of Safavid architecture.
Mosques in Karaj
Mosques in and around Karaj include مسجد قمر بنی هاشم, مسجد امام رضا, مسجد مهدویه, مسجد حاجی آباد, مسجد الزهرا and مسجد صاحب الزمان (عج). The times on this page are worked out from Karaj'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
4:57 AMالفجر
Fajr in Karaj — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:50 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Karaj — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:53 PMالعصر
Asr in Karaj — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:37 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Karaj — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:24 PMالعشاء
Isha in Karaj — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Karaj Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Karaj, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:37 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:08 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:38 AM | 6:02 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:07 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:39 AM | 6:02 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:15 PM | 6:05 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:40 AM | 6:03 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:13 PM | 6:04 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:41 AM | 6:04 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:12 PM | 6:03 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:41 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:11 PM | 6:01 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:42 AM | 6:06 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:10 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:43 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:58 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:44 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:57 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:45 AM | 6:08 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:56 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:46 AM | 6:09 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:54 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:46 AM | 6:10 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:47 AM | 6:11 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:39 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:48 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:37 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:36 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:50 AM | 6:13 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:35 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:50 AM | 6:14 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:33 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:51 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:45 PM | 6:32 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:52 AM | 6:16 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:44 PM | 6:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:53 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:54 AM | 6:18 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:29 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:28 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:55 AM | 6:20 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:26 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:25 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 4:57 AM | 6:21 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:24 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:58 AM | 6:22 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:23 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:59 AM | 6:23 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:22 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:00 AM | 6:24 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:21 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:00 AM | 6:25 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:20 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:01 AM | 6:26 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:19 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:02 AM | 6:27 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:18 PM |
Karaj times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Karaj mosque — verify with your imam.
Karaj Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Karaj?
The Qibla direction from Karaj, Iran is 217° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,934 km (1,202 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Karaj?
The longest daily fast in Karaj is about 16h 44m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 34m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 10m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 35.83°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Tehran method.
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. 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.
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