Karbala Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Karbala, Iraq — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Karbala, Iraq
Prayer times in Karbala are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (32.62°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Iraq. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Karbala's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iraq. They are drawn from Karbala's own coordinates (32.6160°N, 44.0249°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Karbala's prayer times are worked out
From Karbala, the Qibla is 199° from true north. Face south to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,312 km (815 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Karbala's own coordinates (32.62°N, 44.02°E), not a national average. That is why Karbala's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Karbala timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Karbala lies well west inside its Baghdad time zone. So the sun peaks about 12 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:02 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 00m near June down to 11h 28m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Karbala come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. 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 Al Hindīyah, Al-Musayab and Al Hillah. Each is only a few minutes off Karbala's clock.
Nearby: Al Hindīyah prayer times · Al-Musayab prayer times · Al Hillah prayer times · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah prayer times · Al Maḩmūdīyah prayer times
Prayer times in a two-tradition country
Iraq's religious life runs on two great traditions side by side. Sunni mosques call Maghrib at sunset. Shia practice waits some ten to fifteen minutes for the eastern sky to lose its redness (zawal al-humra). Two nearby mosques can therefore call the evening prayer at slightly different moments, and both are correct within their own school. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) applied to this city's coordinates, the widespread standard convention. Followers of Ja'fari timing should expect their mosque's Maghrib a few minutes later. Iraq keeps a single time zone (UTC+3) with no daylight saving.
Najaf, Karbala, Kufa, Baghdad
Few countries carry Iraq's density of sacred geography. The shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf and the shrines of Karbala draw millions of pilgrims. The Arba'een walk to Karbala ranks among the largest annual gatherings on earth. The Great Mosque of Kufa, meanwhile, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. In Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah holds the tomb of the founder of the Hanafi school. The golden-domed al-Kadhimiya shrine faces it across the Tigris — two traditions living within one city, as they have for centuries.
Mosques in Karbala
Mosques in and around Karbala include وقف بيبي سكونة, الصحن الحسيني, العتبة الحسينية, جامع الأمير علي, جامع السجاد عليه السلام and جامع الهادي عليه السلام. The times on this page are worked out from Karbala'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
4:20 AMالفجر
Fajr in Karbala — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:02 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Karbala — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:34 PMالعصر
Asr in Karbala — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:18 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Karbala — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:37 PMالعشاء
Isha in Karbala — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Karbala Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Karbala, Iraq. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:13 AM | 5:39 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:14 AM | 5:39 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:15 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:16 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:17 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:17 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:18 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:19 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:20 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:21 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:21 AM | 5:45 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:22 AM | 5:46 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:23 AM | 5:46 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:24 AM | 5:47 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:24 AM | 5:47 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:25 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:26 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:27 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:27 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:28 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:29 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:30 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:30 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:21 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:33 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:34 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:35 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:35 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:07 PM |
Karbala times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Karbala mosque — verify with your imam.
Karbala Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Karbala?
The Qibla direction from Karbala, Iraq is 199° from true north. Face south toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,312 km (815 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Karbala?
The longest daily fast in Karbala is about 16h 00m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 28m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 32m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 32.62°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Why does my local mosque in Iraq call Maghrib later than the time shown?
Most likely it follows the Shia (Ja'fari) convention, which delays Maghrib ten to fifteen minutes after astronomical sunset until the eastern sky's redness passes. This page lists sunset-based Maghrib, the Sunni standard. Both conventions are correct within their own schools; follow your own mosque for breaking the fast.
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