Sanandaj Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sanandaj, Iran — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Sanandaj.
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Prayer Times in Sanandaj, Iran
Prayer times in Sanandaj are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (35.31°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.
Sanandaj's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Sanandaj's own coordinates (35.3150°N, 46.9988°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Sanandaj's prayer times are worked out
From Sanandaj, the Qibla is 206° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,695 km (1,053 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Sanandaj's own coordinates (35.31°N, 47.00°E), not a national average. That is why Sanandaj's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Sanandaj timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Sanandaj lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 29 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:19 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 39m near June down to 11h 36m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Sanandaj 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 Kāmyārān, Javānrūd and Qorveh. Each is only a few minutes off Sanandaj's clock.
Nearby: Kāmyārān prayer times · Javānrūd prayer times · Qorveh prayer times · Marīvān prayer times · Bījār 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 Sanandaj
Mosques in and around Sanandaj include مسجد والی, مسجد ملا ویسی, مسجد ملاویسی, مسجد سیروس, مسجد داروغه and مسجد برادران نادری. The times on this page are worked out from Sanandaj'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
4:35 AMالفجر
Fajr in Sanandaj — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:19 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Sanandaj — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:53 PMالعصر
Asr in Sanandaj — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:56 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Sanandaj — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:44 PMالعشاء
Isha in Sanandaj — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sanandaj Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sanandaj, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:27 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:22 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:08 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:28 AM | 5:55 AM | 12:22 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:06 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:29 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:58 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:30 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:03 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:31 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:02 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:32 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:01 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:33 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:59 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:34 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:58 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:35 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:56 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:36 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:55 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:37 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:38 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:52 PM | 7:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:38 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:50 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:39 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:49 PM | 7:36 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:40 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:47 PM | 7:35 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:41 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:42 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:32 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:43 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:44 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:29 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:45 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:45 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:46 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:47 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:48 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:50 AM | 6:13 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:50 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:51 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:52 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:53 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:12 PM |
Sanandaj times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Sanandaj mosque — verify with your imam.
Sanandaj Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Sanandaj?
The Qibla direction from Sanandaj, Iran is 206° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,695 km (1,053 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sanandaj?
The longest daily fast in Sanandaj is about 16h 39m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 36m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 03m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 35.31°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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