Sadr City Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sadr City, Iraq — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Sadr City, Iraq
Prayer times in Sadr City are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (33.39°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Iraq. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Sadr City's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iraq. They are drawn from Sadr City's own coordinates (33.3889°N, 44.4583°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Sadr City's prayer times are worked out
From Sadr City, the Qibla is 200° from true north. Face south to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,406 km (874 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Sadr City's own coordinates (33.39°N, 44.46°E), not a national average. That is why Sadr City's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Sadr City timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 16h 05m around June. It eases to 11h 25m by December. That is a 4h 40m swing, set by the city's latitude of 33.39°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Sadr City come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Sadr City sits west of its Baghdad meridian. The sun peaks about 11 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:47 AM. We also publish times for nearby Baghdad, Abū Ghurayb and Al Maḩmūdīyah. Each is only a few minutes off Sadr City's clock.
Nearby: Baghdad prayer times · Abū Ghurayb prayer times · Al Maḩmūdīyah prayer times · Baqubah prayer times · Khāliş prayer times
Prayer times in a two-tradition country
Iraq's religious life runs on two great traditions side by side. Sunni mosques call Maghrib at sunset. Shia practice waits some ten to fifteen minutes for the eastern sky to lose its redness (zawal al-humra). Two nearby mosques can therefore call the evening prayer at slightly different moments, and both are correct within their own school. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) applied to this city's coordinates, the widespread standard convention. Followers of Ja'fari timing should expect their mosque's Maghrib a few minutes later. Iraq keeps a single time zone (UTC+3) with no daylight saving.
Najaf, Karbala, Kufa, Baghdad
Few countries carry Iraq's density of sacred geography. The shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf and the shrines of Karbala draw millions of pilgrims. The Arba'een walk to Karbala ranks among the largest annual gatherings on earth. The Great Mosque of Kufa, meanwhile, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. In Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah holds the tomb of the founder of the Hanafi school. The golden-domed al-Kadhimiya shrine faces it across the Tigris — two traditions living within one city, as they have for centuries.
Mosques in Sadr City
Mosques in and around Sadr City include جامع الزهراء, جامع مسلم ابن عقيل, جامع الزهراء البتول, جامع الانبياء, جامع زينب الكبرى and جامع السودان. The times on this page are worked out from Sadr City'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
4:51 AMالفجر
Fajr in Sadr City — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:47 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Sadr City — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:53 PMالعصر
Asr in Sadr City — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:19 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Sadr City — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:37 PMالعشاء
Isha in Sadr City — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sadr City Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sadr City, Iraq. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:34 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:35 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:36 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:37 AM | 5:59 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:37 AM | 6:00 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:39 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:40 AM | 6:02 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:40 AM | 6:03 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:41 AM | 6:04 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:42 AM | 6:04 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:42 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:43 AM | 6:06 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:44 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:45 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:45 AM | 6:08 AM | 11:49 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:27 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:46 AM | 6:09 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:47 AM | 6:10 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:48 AM | 6:10 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:48 AM | 6:11 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:22 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:39 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:50 AM | 6:13 AM | 11:48 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:38 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24Today | 4:51 AM | 6:14 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:37 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:51 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:36 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:52 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:16 PM | 6:35 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:53 AM | 6:16 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:15 PM | 6:34 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:54 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:54 AM | 6:18 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:32 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:31 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:30 PM |
Sadr City times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Sadr City mosque — verify with your imam.
Sadr City Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Sadr City?
The Qibla direction from Sadr City, Iraq is 200° from true north. Face south toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,406 km (874 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sadr City?
The longest daily fast in Sadr City is about 16h 05m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 25m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 40m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 33.39°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Why does my local mosque in Iraq call Maghrib later than the time shown?
Most likely it follows the Shia (Ja'fari) convention, which delays Maghrib ten to fifteen minutes after astronomical sunset until the eastern sky's redness passes. This page lists sunset-based Maghrib, the Sunni standard. Both conventions are correct within their own schools; follow your own mosque for breaking the fast.
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