Khōst Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Khōst, Afghanistan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Khōst, Afghanistan
Prayer times in Khōst are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (33.34°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.
Khōst's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Afghanistan. They are drawn from Khōst's own coordinates (33.3395°N, 69.9204°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Khōst's prayer times are worked out
From Khōst, the Qibla is 254° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,238 km (2,012 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Khōst's own coordinates (33.34°N, 69.92°E), not a national average. That is why Khōst's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Khōst timetable through the year. With the Karachi method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 16h 05m around June. It eases to 11h 26m by December. That is a 4h 39m swing, set by the city's latitude of 33.34°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Khōst 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. Khōst sits close to its Kabul meridian, so Dhuhr lands near midday — 11:49 AM today. We also publish times for nearby Gardez, Bannu and Jalālābād. Each is only a few minutes off Khōst's clock.
Nearby: Gardez prayer times · Bannu prayer times · Jalālābād prayer times · Ghazni prayer times · Kohat 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 Khōst is the standard reckoning — 3:21 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:18 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 Khōst
Mosques in and around Khōst include خوست ستر جماعت and Haji Husain Miakhel Mosqueحاجی حسین میاخیل جماعت. The times on this page are worked out from Khōst'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
4:05 AMالفجر
Fajr in Khōst — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:49 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Khōst — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:21 PMالعصر
Asr in Khōst — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:05 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Khōst — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:30 PMالعشاء
Isha in Khōst — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Khōst Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Khōst, Afghanistan. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 3:58 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 3:59 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:00 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:01 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:37 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:02 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:03 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:34 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:03 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:04 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:05 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:06 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:07 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:07 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:18 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:08 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:18 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:09 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:10 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:11 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:11 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:12 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:13 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:14 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:14 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:15 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:16 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:17 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:17 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:18 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:19 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:20 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:20 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:21 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:59 PM |
Khōst times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Khōst mosque — verify with your imam.
Khōst Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Khōst?
The Qibla direction from Khōst, Afghanistan is 254° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,238 km (2,012 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Khōst?
The longest daily fast in Khōst is about 16h 05m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 26m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 39m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 33.34°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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