Kātoya Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Kātoya, India — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Kātoya, India
Prayer times in Kātoya are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (23.65°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across India. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Kātoya's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in India. They are drawn from Kātoya's own coordinates (23.6456°N, 88.1326°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Kātoya's prayer times are worked out
From Kātoya, the Qibla is 277° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,944 km (3,072 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Kātoya's own coordinates (23.65°N, 88.13°E), not a national average. That is why Kātoya's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Kātoya timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Kātoya lies well east inside its Kolkata time zone. So the sun peaks about 14 minutes before clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 11:23 AM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 15h 03m near June down to 12h 02m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Kātoya 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 Navadwīp, Kāndi and Bolpur. Each is only a few minutes off Kātoya's clock.
Nearby: Navadwīp prayer times · Kāndi prayer times · Bolpur prayer times · Krishnanagar prayer times · Barddhamān prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in India
Most Indian mosques follow the Hanafi Asr (second shadow), though Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard time. The time shown above for Kātoya is the standard reckoning — 2:37 PM. The Hanafi time today is 3:27 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in India
India is a secular state, and no government body issues prayer timetables. In practice each mosque committee publishes its own. The widely used calculation basis across the subcontinent is the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°). That is the method this page uses. State Waqf Boards, advised by the Central Waqf Council, administer mosque property rather than prayer times. Moon-sighting decisions rest with local committees and seminaries, not with a single national office.
The Asr split — and why it is regional
India's Asr time genuinely depends on where you are. Sunni Muslims across most of the subcontinent are Hanafi. Their mosques call Asr on the second-shadow rule, about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The Malabar coast is different. The Mappila Muslims of Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are predominantly Shafi'i, and their timetables use the earlier, first-shadow Asr. Many Indian mosques simply print both. This page shows the standard Asr with the Hanafi time alongside, so you can match whichever your mosque follows. India's great mosques span that same breadth. Delhi's Jama Masjid was completed in 1656 under Shah Jahan. Bhopal's Taj-ul-Masajid, India's largest, was finished in 1985. Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid was begun in 1614 and completed in 1694. It takes its name from bricks made with soil brought from Mecca, set into its central arch.
Fajr
4:23 AMالفجر
Fajr in Kātoya — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:23 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Kātoya — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:37 PMالعصر
Asr in Kātoya — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:04 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Kātoya — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:20 PMالعشاء
Isha in Kātoya — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Kātoya Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Kātoya, India. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:14 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:28 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:14 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:28 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:39 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:15 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:28 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:38 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:15 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:27 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:22 PM | 6:37 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:16 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:27 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:36 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:16 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:27 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:35 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:16 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:47 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:34 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:17 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:47 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:33 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:17 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:46 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:32 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:17 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:46 PM | 5:16 PM | 6:31 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:18 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:25 AM | 2:45 PM | 5:15 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:18 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:25 AM | 2:44 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:18 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:25 AM | 2:44 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:29 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:19 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:25 AM | 2:43 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:28 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:19 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:24 AM | 2:43 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:27 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:20 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:24 AM | 2:42 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:26 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:20 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:24 AM | 2:42 PM | 5:10 PM | 6:25 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:20 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:24 AM | 2:41 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:25 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:21 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:41 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:24 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:21 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:40 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:23 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:22 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:40 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:22 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:22 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:39 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:22 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:22 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:38 PM | 5:05 PM | 6:21 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:23 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:38 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:20 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 4:23 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:23 AM | 2:37 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:20 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:24 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:37 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:19 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:24 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:37 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:18 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:25 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:36 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:18 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:25 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:36 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:17 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:25 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:35 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:16 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:26 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:22 AM | 2:35 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:16 PM |
Kātoya times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Kātoya mosque — verify with your imam.
Kātoya Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Kātoya?
The Qibla direction from Kātoya, India is 277° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,944 km (3,072 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Kātoya?
The longest daily fast in Kātoya is about 15h 03m, around June. The shortest is about 12h 02m, in December. That is a swing of 3h 01m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 23.65°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Which Asr time should I follow in India — Hanafi or standard?
It depends on your mosque. Most of India is Hanafi, so mosques call Asr when an object's shadow is twice its length — roughly 75 minutes after the standard time. But Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard reckoning. This page shows both times; follow the one your local mosque announces.
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