Sahand Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sahand, Iran — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Sahand.
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Prayer Times in Sahand, Iran
Prayer times in Sahand are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (37.95°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.
Sahand's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Sahand's own coordinates (37.9510°N, 46.1103°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Sahand's prayer times are worked out
From Sahand, the Qibla is 200° from true north. Face south to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,934 km (1,202 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Sahand's own coordinates (37.95°N, 46.11°E), not a national average. That is why Sahand's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Sahand timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Sahand lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 33 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:10 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 04m near June down to 11h 26m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Sahand 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. We also publish times for nearby Tabriz, Marand and Marāgheh. Each is only a few minutes off Sahand's clock.
Nearby: Tabriz prayer times · Marand prayer times · Marāgheh prayer times · Bonāb prayer times · Orūmīyeh 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 Sahand
Mosques in and around Sahand include مسجد حضرت ابوالفضل, مسجد امام رضا(ع), مسجد جامع سهند, مسجد فاطمه الزهرا, مسجد جواد الائمه and مسجد الغدیر. The times on this page are worked out from Sahand'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
5:17 AMالفجر
Fajr in Sahand — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:10 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Sahand — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:09 PMالعصر
Asr in Sahand — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:54 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Sahand — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:43 PMالعشاء
Isha in Sahand — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sahand Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sahand, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:55 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:56 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:57 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:58 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:59 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:00 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:01 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:01 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:02 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:03 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:04 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:05 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:06 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:10 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:07 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:09 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:08 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:07 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:09 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:19 PM | 6:06 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:10 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:04 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:11 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:03 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:12 AM | 6:38 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:15 PM | 6:02 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:12 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:14 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:13 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:59 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:14 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:58 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:15 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:11 PM | 5:57 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:16 AM | 6:43 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:55 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:17 AM | 6:44 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:54 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:18 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:19 AM | 6:46 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:20 AM | 6:47 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:21 AM | 6:48 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:06 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:38 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:22 AM | 6:49 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:37 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:23 AM | 6:50 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:04 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:36 PM |
Sahand times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Sahand mosque — verify with your imam.
Sahand Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Sahand?
The Qibla direction from Sahand, Iran is 200° from true north. Face south toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,934 km (1,202 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sahand?
The longest daily fast in Sahand is about 17h 04m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 26m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 38m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 37.95°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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