Semey Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Semey, Kazakhstan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Semey, Kazakhstan
Prayer times in Semey are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (50.42°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Kazakhstan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Semey's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Kazakhstan. They are drawn from Semey's own coordinates (50.4206°N, 80.2502°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Semey's prayer times are worked out
From Semey, the Qibla is 243° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,766 km (2,961 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Semey's own coordinates (50.42°N, 80.25°E), not a national average. That is why Semey's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Semey timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Semey lies well east inside its Almaty time zone. So the sun peaks about 12 minutes before clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 11:45 AM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 31m near June down to 10h 01m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Semey 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. We also publish times for nearby Ust-Kamenogorsk, Ridder and Pavlodar. Each is only a few minutes off Semey's clock.
Nearby: Ust-Kamenogorsk prayer times · Ridder prayer times · Pavlodar prayer times · Ekibastuz prayer times · Karagandy prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Kazakhstan
Kazakh practice is traditionally Hanafi — the Spiritual Administration's tables reflect it — so this page shows the Hanafi Asr alongside the standard time. The time shown above for Semey is the standard reckoning — 3:44 PM. The Hanafi time today is 4:47 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
One clock for a continent-sized country
Kazakhstan made a remarkable change on 1 March 2024. After almost a century split across two time zones, the entire country moved to a single zone, UTC+5, with no daylight saving. For prayer times the consequence is real. Kazakhstan spans some 40 degrees of longitude. So solar noon in the far east now falls hours from the far west on the same clock. A per-city calculation, like this page's, is the only way to stay accurate. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (SAMK) was established in 1990 and publishes official tables by its own method. This page uses the Muslim World League parameters (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), so small differences from the official table are normal.
From Turkistan's mausoleum to Astana's domes
Kazakhstan's holiest site is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan. It was built between 1389 and 1405 on Timur's order, for the twelfth-century Sufi master whose poetry carried Islam across the steppe. In 2003 it became the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The capital tells the modern chapter. The Hazrat Sultan Mosque (2012) was among Central Asia's largest until the Astana Grand Mosque opened in 2022 and took the regional title outright. Kazakh Islam is traditionally Hanafi, and mosques announce the later, second-shadow Asr — this page shows both reckonings.
Mosques in Semey
Mosques in and around Semey include Мечеть, Мешіт, Абай Құнанбаев атындағы Мешіт and Толебек кажы. The times on this page are worked out from Semey'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
3:04 AMالفجر
Fajr in Semey — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:45 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Semey — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:44 PMالعصر
Asr in Semey — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:03 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Semey — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:23 PMالعشاء
Isha in Semey — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Semey Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Semey, Kazakhstan. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 2:51 AM | 4:06 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:53 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 2:52 AM | 4:08 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:53 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 2:53 AM | 4:09 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:52 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 2:54 AM | 4:11 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:51 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 2:55 AM | 4:12 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:50 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 2:57 AM | 4:14 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:50 PM | 7:15 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 2:58 AM | 4:15 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:49 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 2:59 AM | 4:17 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:48 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:00 AM | 4:18 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:47 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 3:01 AM | 4:20 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:46 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:27 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 3:02 AM | 4:21 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:45 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 3:03 AM | 4:23 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:44 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13Today | 3:04 AM | 4:24 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:44 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 3:05 AM | 4:26 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:43 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 3:06 AM | 4:27 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:42 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 3:07 AM | 4:29 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:41 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 3:08 AM | 4:30 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:40 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 3:09 AM | 4:32 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:39 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 3:10 AM | 4:33 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:37 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 3:11 AM | 4:35 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:36 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 3:12 AM | 4:36 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:35 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 3:13 AM | 4:38 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:34 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 3:14 AM | 4:39 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:33 PM | 6:43 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 3:15 AM | 4:41 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:32 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 3:16 AM | 4:42 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:31 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 3:17 AM | 4:44 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 3:18 AM | 4:45 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:28 PM | 6:35 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 3:19 AM | 4:47 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:27 PM | 6:33 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 3:20 AM | 4:48 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 3:21 AM | 4:50 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 3:22 AM | 4:51 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:56 PM |
Semey times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Semey mosque — verify with your imam.
Semey Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Semey?
The Qibla direction from Semey, Kazakhstan is 243° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,766 km (2,961 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Semey?
The longest daily fast in Semey is about 17h 31m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 01m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 30m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 50.42°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Did Kazakhstan's 2024 time change affect prayer times?
It changed the clock, not the sun. Since 1 March 2024 the whole country runs on UTC+5. Cities in the east now see earlier clock times for every prayer than before, while the west changed little. This page computes times from this city's own coordinates on the current single zone, so it is already correct.
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