Samāstipur Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Samāstipur, India — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Samāstipur, India
Prayer times in Samāstipur are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (25.86°N). We use the Karachi method, the one followed across India. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Samāstipur's times use the Karachi method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in India. They are drawn from Samāstipur's own coordinates (25.8622°N, 85.7795°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Samāstipur's prayer times are worked out
From Samāstipur, the Qibla is 274° from true north. Face west to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,684 km (2,910 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Samāstipur's own coordinates (25.86°N, 85.78°E), not a national average. That is why Samāstipur's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Samāstipur timetable through the year. With the Karachi method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 15m around June. It eases to 11h 54m by December. That is a 3h 21m swing, set by the city's latitude of 25.86°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Samāstipur come from the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. The Karachi method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° 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. Samāstipur sits east of its Kolkata meridian. The sun peaks about 5 minutes before noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:45 AM. We also publish times for nearby Darbhanga, Benipur and Bārh. Each is only a few minutes off Samāstipur's clock.
Nearby: Darbhanga prayer times · Benipur prayer times · Bārh prayer times · Teghra prayer times · Barauni prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in India
Most Indian mosques follow the Hanafi Asr (second shadow), though Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard time. The time shown above for Samāstipur is the standard reckoning — 3:13 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:13 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in India
India is a secular state, and no government body issues prayer timetables. In practice each mosque committee publishes its own. The widely used calculation basis across the subcontinent is the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method (Fajr 18°, Isha 18°). That is the method this page uses. State Waqf Boards, advised by the Central Waqf Council, administer mosque property rather than prayer times. Moon-sighting decisions rest with local committees and seminaries, not with a single national office.
The Asr split — and why it is regional
India's Asr time genuinely depends on where you are. Sunni Muslims across most of the subcontinent are Hanafi. Their mosques call Asr on the second-shadow rule, about 75 minutes later than the standard reckoning. The Malabar coast is different. The Mappila Muslims of Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are predominantly Shafi'i, and their timetables use the earlier, first-shadow Asr. Many Indian mosques simply print both. This page shows the standard Asr with the Hanafi time alongside, so you can match whichever your mosque follows. India's great mosques span that same breadth. Delhi's Jama Masjid was completed in 1656 under Shah Jahan. Bhopal's Taj-ul-Masajid, India's largest, was finished in 1985. Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid was begun in 1614 and completed in 1694. It takes its name from bricks made with soil brought from Mecca, set into its central arch.
Fajr
4:12 AMالفجر
Fajr in Samāstipur — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:45 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Samāstipur — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:13 PMالعصر
Asr in Samāstipur — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:58 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Samāstipur — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:16 PMالعشاء
Isha in Samāstipur — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Samāstipur Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Samāstipur, India. Calculation method: Karachi.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:08 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:09 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:09 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:10 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:15 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:10 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:15 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:11 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:11 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:12 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:12 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:13 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:13 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:14 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:14 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:15 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:15 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:16 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:16 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:17 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:17 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:18 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:18 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:19 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:19 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:20 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:20 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:20 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:21 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:21 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:22 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:22 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:51 PM |
Samāstipur times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Samāstipur mosque — verify with your imam.
Samāstipur Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Samāstipur?
The Qibla direction from Samāstipur, India is 274° from true north. Face west toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,684 km (2,910 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Samāstipur?
The longest daily fast in Samāstipur is about 15h 15m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 54m, in December. That is a swing of 3h 21m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 25.86°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Karachi method.
Which Asr time should I follow in India — Hanafi or standard?
It depends on your mosque. Most of India is Hanafi, so mosques call Asr when an object's shadow is twice its length — roughly 75 minutes after the standard time. But Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are largely Shafi'i and use the earlier standard reckoning. This page shows both times; follow the one your local mosque announces.
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