Rafsanjān Prayer Times
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Prayer Times in Rafsanjān, Iran
Prayer times in Rafsanjān are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (30.41°N). We use the Tehran method, the one followed across Iran. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Rafsanjān's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Rafsanjān's own coordinates (30.4067°N, 55.9939°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Rafsanjān's prayer times are worked out
From Rafsanjān, the Qibla is 242° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,897 km (1,179 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Rafsanjān's own coordinates (30.41°N, 55.99°E), not a national average. That is why Rafsanjān's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Rafsanjān timetable through the year. With the Tehran method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 16h 02m around June. It eases to 11h 54m by December. That is a 4h 08m swing, set by the city's latitude of 30.41°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Rafsanjān come from the Institute of Geophysics, Tehran. The Tehran method sets Fajr when the sun is 17.7° below the horizon, and Isha at 14°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Rafsanjān sits east of its Tehran meridian. The sun peaks about 6 minutes before noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:43 AM. We also publish times for nearby Zarand, Shahr-e Bābak and Kerman. Each is only a few minutes off Rafsanjān's clock.
Nearby: Zarand prayer times · Shahr-e Bābak prayer times · Kerman prayer times · Sirjan prayer times · Yazd prayer times
Iranian prayer times work differently
Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh, and its prayer times are not simply a variant of the Sunni ones — the rules themselves differ. Asr does not wait for a shadow to reach one or two object-lengths. Its time begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr. In practice Dhuhr and Asr are prayed back to back. Maghrib differs too. Rather than beginning at sunset, it is delayed until the redness in the eastern sky has passed overhead. In practice that is implemented as the sun sitting roughly 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. Maghrib and Isha are then typically combined. The practical result is that many Iranians pray in three sittings a day rather than five. The national reference is the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran (Fajr 17.7°, Isha 14°), the method used on this page.
Mashhad, Isfahan and the shrines
The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad is the spiritual centre of Iranian Shia life. Its complex covers about 1.2 million square metres. That makes it the largest mosque in the world by area, after the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina. It draws roughly 30 million pilgrims a year, the most visited pilgrimage site in Islam after the Hajj. Within the same complex stands the Goharshad Mosque, commissioned by the Timurid empress Goharshad and completed around 1430. In Isfahan, the Shah (Imam) Mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square was begun in 1611. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and among the finest works of Safavid architecture.
Mosques in Rafsanjān
Mosques in and around Rafsanjān include مسجد جامع, حسینیه نخل (هیات کربلا رفسنجان), مسجد امام خمینی, مسجد حاج شریف, حسینیه نجارها and مقبره خانوادگی افصح هجری. The times on this page are worked out from Rafsanjān'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
4:07 AMالفجر
Fajr in Rafsanjān — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:43 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Rafsanjān — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:15 PMالعصر
Asr in Rafsanjān — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:16 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Rafsanjān — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:01 PMالعشاء
Isha in Rafsanjān — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Rafsanjān Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Rafsanjān, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:01 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:02 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:03 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:03 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:18 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:04 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:18 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:05 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:05 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:06 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:07 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:15 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:08 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:14 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:08 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:14 PM | 6:14 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:09 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:13 PM | 6:13 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:10 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:12 PM | 6:11 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:10 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:12 PM | 6:10 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:11 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:11 PM | 6:09 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:12 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:10 PM | 6:08 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:12 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:09 PM | 6:06 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:13 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:09 PM | 6:05 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:13 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:08 PM | 6:04 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:14 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:07 PM | 6:02 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:15 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:07 PM | 6:01 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:15 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:06 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:16 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:59 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:17 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:57 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:17 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:56 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:18 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:37 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:55 PM | 6:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:18 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:37 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:54 PM | 6:38 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:19 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:37 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:36 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:20 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:36 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:35 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:20 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:34 PM |
Rafsanjān times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Rafsanjān mosque — verify with your imam.
Rafsanjān Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Rafsanjān?
The Qibla direction from Rafsanjān, Iran is 242° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,897 km (1,179 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Rafsanjān?
The longest daily fast in Rafsanjān is about 16h 02m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 54m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 08m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 30.41°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Tehran method.
Why are Iranian prayer times different from Sunni timetables?
Because Iran follows Ja'fari (Twelver Shia) fiqh. Asr begins after the interval needed to pray Dhuhr, rather than at a shadow length. Maghrib is delayed past sunset until the eastern redness passes overhead, about 4 to 4.5 degrees below the horizon. Dhuhr with Asr, and Maghrib with Isha, are commonly combined, so many Iranians pray in three sittings rather than five.
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