Nunukan Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Nunukan, Indonesia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Nunukan, Indonesia
Prayer times in Nunukan are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (4.14°N). 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.
Nunukan's times use the Kemenag method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Indonesia. They are drawn from Nunukan's own coordinates (4.1384°N, 117.6507°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Nunukan's prayer times are worked out
From Nunukan, the Qibla is 291° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 8,580 km (5,331 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Nunukan's own coordinates (4.14°N, 117.65°E), not a national average. That is why Nunukan's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Nunukan sits just 4.14°N of the equator. Its prayer calendar barely shifts across the year. With the Kemenag method, the longest daily fast is about 13h 47m. The shortest is about 13h 17m. That is a swing of only 0h 30m between June and December. Whenever Ramadan falls, fasting hours here stay much the same — something cities farther from the equator never see.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Nunukan 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. We also publish times for nearby Tawau, Tarakan and Semporna. Each is only a few minutes off Nunukan's clock.
Nearby: Tawau prayer times · Tarakan prayer times · Semporna prayer times · Lahad Datu prayer times · Tanjung Selor 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 Nunukan
Mosques in and around Nunukan include Masjid Al-Aziz, Masjid Al-Muqaddis, Masjid Ar-Rahman, Masjid Baitul Makmur, Masjid Uswatun Hasanah and Masjid An-Nur. The times on this page are worked out from Nunukan'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
4:45 AMالفجر
Fajr in Nunukan — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:08 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Nunukan — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:10 PMالعصر
Asr in Nunukan — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:12 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Nunukan — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:21 PMالعشاء
Isha in Nunukan — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Nunukan Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Nunukan, Indonesia. Calculation method: Kemenag.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:46 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:46 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:46 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:45 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:15 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:45 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:14 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:45 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:13 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:45 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:12 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:45 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:11 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:45 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:44 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:44 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:08 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:44 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:06 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:44 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:06 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:44 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:07 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:44 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:07 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:43 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:07 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:43 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:08 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:43 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:08 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:43 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:08 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:42 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:08 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:42 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:42 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:42 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:42 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:41 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:41 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:41 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:41 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:40 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:40 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:11 PM |
Nunukan times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Nunukan mosque — verify with your imam.
Nunukan Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Nunukan?
The Qibla direction from Nunukan, Indonesia is 291° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 8,580 km (5,331 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Nunukan?
The longest daily fast in Nunukan is about 13h 47m, around June. The shortest is about 13h 17m, in December. That is a swing of 0h 30m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 4.14°N. 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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