Kupang Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Kupang, Indonesia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Kupang, Indonesia
Prayer times in Kupang are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (10.17°S). We use the Kemenag method, the one followed across Indonesia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Kupang's times use the Kemenag method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Indonesia. They are drawn from Kupang's own coordinates (10.1708°S, 123.6069°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Kupang's prayer times are worked out
From Kupang, the Qibla is 292° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 9,786 km (6,081 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Kupang's own coordinates (10.17°S, 123.61°E), not a national average. That is why Kupang's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Kupang is one of the farthest cities from Mecca we cover — 9,786 km away. So the Qibla here points almost due west. Season still shapes the timetable. The longest fast reaches about 14h 10m near December. It eases to 12h 56m by June. That 1h 14m spread comes from Kupang's latitude of 10.17°S.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Kupang come from Kementerian Agama, Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs. The Kemenag method sets Fajr when the sun is 20° 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. Kupang sits east of its Makassar meridian. The sun peaks about 6 minutes before noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:44 AM. We also publish times for nearby Atambua, Maumere and Ende. Each is only a few minutes off Kupang's clock.
Nearby: Atambua prayer times · Maumere prayer times · Ende prayer times · Labuan Bajo prayer times · Baubau prayer times
Who sets prayer times in Indonesia
Indonesia has a clear official source. The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kementerian Agama, or Kemenag) publishes the Jadwal Shalat for districts across the country. It does so through its Directorate General of Islamic Community Guidance. Its method — Subuh 20°, Isya 18° — is the national standard and is what this page uses. Indonesian Islam is overwhelmingly Shafi'i, so Asr is called on the first-shadow rule and the later Hanafi time is not part of local practice. The live debate in Indonesia is not about Asr at all. It is about the Subuh angle, where a reduction from 20° to 18° has been argued over publicly.
Istiqlal, Demak and Indonesian mosque life
Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque was inaugurated as the national mosque in 1978. It is the largest in Southeast Asia and holds well over 100,000 worshippers. Its architect, Friedrich Silaban, was a Protestant Christian and the son of a Batak Lutheran pastor; he won the open competition for the design. The mosque stands directly opposite Jakarta Cathedral, and a 28-metre "Tunnel of Friendship" now physically links the two. Java's oldest surviving mosque is the Great Mosque of Demak, which dates to 1479. It is tied to the Wali Songo, who spread Islam across the island. Banda Aceh's Baiturrahman Grand Mosque was completed in 1881 and famously survived the 2004 tsunami. Religious life is shaped by two mass organisations. Nahdlatul Ulama is traditionalist, explicitly Shafi'i, and the world's largest Islamic organisation; Muhammadiyah is reformist.
Mosques in Kupang
Mosques in and around Kupang include Masjid Nurul Iman Oebobo, Mesjid Tagwa, Masjid Baburahman Nusa Bunga, MASJID NURUL WATHAN, Masjid Perumnas and Masjid Muhammadyah. The times on this page are worked out from Kupang'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
4:26 AMالفجر
Fajr in Kupang — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:44 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Kupang — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:02 PMالعصر
Asr in Kupang — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:43 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Kupang — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:52 PMالعشاء
Isha in Kupang — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Kupang Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Kupang, Indonesia. Calculation method: Kemenag.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:30 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:29 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:29 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:28 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:28 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:26 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:26 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:25 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:24 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:24 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:23 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:23 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:42 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:22 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:42 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:21 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:42 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:21 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:41 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:20 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:41 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:19 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:19 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:18 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:18 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:17 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:16 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:16 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:15 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:14 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:14 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:13 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:12 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:51 PM |
Kupang times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Kupang mosque — verify with your imam.
Kupang Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Kupang?
The Qibla direction from Kupang, Indonesia is 292° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 9,786 km (6,081 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Kupang?
The longest daily fast in Kupang is about 14h 10m, around December. The shortest is about 12h 56m, in June. That is a swing of 1h 14m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 10.17°S. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Kemenag method.
Which calculation method is official in Indonesia?
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) publishes the official Jadwal Shalat using Subuh 20° and Isya 18°. That is the method used on this page. Asr follows the standard Shafi'i reckoning — when an object's shadow equals its length — as Indonesian Islam is overwhelmingly Shafi'i.
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