Sanaa Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sanaa, Yemen — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Sanaa, Yemen
Prayer times in Sanaa are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (15.35°N). We use the Umm al-Qura method, the one followed across Yemen. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Sanaa's times use the Umm al-Qura method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Yemen. They are drawn from Sanaa's own coordinates (15.3545°N, 44.2065°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Sanaa's prayer times are worked out
From Sanaa, the Qibla is 326° from true north. Face northwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 818 km (508 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Sanaa's own coordinates (15.35°N, 44.21°E), not a national average. That is why Sanaa's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Sanaa timetable through the year. With the Umm al-Qura method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 14h 25m around June. It eases to 12h 32m by December. That is a 1h 53m swing, set by the city's latitude of 15.35°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Sanaa come from Umm al-Qura University, Makkah. The Umm al-Qura method sets Fajr when the sun is 18.5° below the horizon, and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Sanaa sits west of its Aden meridian. The sun peaks about 11 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:47 AM. We also publish times for nearby Sayyān, ‘Amrān and Dhamār. Each is only a few minutes off Sanaa's clock.
Nearby: Sayyān prayer times · ‘Amrān prayer times · Dhamār prayer times · Al Ḩudaydah prayer times · Ibb prayer times
Prayer times in Yemen
Yemen is almost entirely Muslim, divided between Shafi'i Sunnis and Zaydi Shia. The Shafi'is are historically strongest in the south and centre, the Zaydis in the northern highlands. Zaydism is a branch of Shia Islam whose jurisprudence sits unusually close to Sunni practice, so the two traditions' prayer times differ little. This page applies the Umm al-Qura calculation (Fajr 18.5°, with Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib) to the city's own coordinates. Yemen keeps a year-round UTC+3 clock. Its low latitude holds day length fairly steady through the year, and with it the fasting hours of Ramadan.
The Great Mosque of Sana'a
Sana'a's Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in the world, founded in the earliest years of Islam. Tradition places its beginning in the Prophet's own lifetime. It is counted among the first built outside Mecca and Medina. It stands at the heart of the Old City of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was here, during restoration in 1972, that the Sana'a manuscript came to light: among the oldest surviving fragments of the Qur'an anywhere. Yemen's mosques, Shafi'i and Zaydi alike, call the first-shadow Asr shown on this page.
Mosques in Sanaa
Mosques in and around Sanaa include مسجد قبة المتوكل, جامع, جامع النزيلي, مسجد النهرين, مسجد الطبري and قبة المهدي عباس. The times on this page are worked out from Sanaa'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
4:43 AMالفجر
Fajr in Sanaa — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:47 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Sanaa — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:07 PMالعصر
Asr in Sanaa — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:38 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Sanaa — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:08 PMالعشاء
Isha in Sanaa — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sanaa Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sanaa, Yemen. Calculation method: Umm al-Qura.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:40 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:40 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:40 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:40 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:40 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:40 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:40 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:40 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:40 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:41 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:41 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:41 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:42 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24Today | 4:43 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:43 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:43 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:43 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:43 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:44 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:44 AM | 5:59 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:44 AM | 5:59 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:04 PM |
Sanaa times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Sanaa mosque — verify with your imam.
Sanaa Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Sanaa?
The Qibla direction from Sanaa, Yemen is 326° from true north. Face northwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 818 km (508 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sanaa?
The longest daily fast in Sanaa is about 14h 25m, around June. The shortest is about 12h 32m, in December. That is a swing of 1h 53m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 15.35°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Umm al-Qura method.
What calculation method is used for prayer times in Yemen?
This page applies the Umm al-Qura method (Fajr 18.5°, Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib) to the city's own coordinates, on Yemen's year-round UTC+3 clock. Yemen's Shafi'i Sunni and Zaydi Shia communities both use the standard first-shadow Asr shown here.
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