Tehran Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Tehran, Iran — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Tehran, Iran
Prayer times in Tehran are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (35.69°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.
Tehran's times use the Tehran method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iran. They are drawn from Tehran's own coordinates (35.6944°N, 51.4215°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Tehran's prayer times are worked out
From Tehran, the Qibla is 218° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,946 km (1,209 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Tehran's own coordinates (35.69°N, 51.42°E), not a national average. That is why Tehran's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Tehran timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Tehran lies well west inside its Tehran time zone. So the sun peaks about 12 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 16h 43m near June down to 11h 35m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Tehran 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 Tajrīsh, Andīsheh and Bāqershahr. Each is only a few minutes off Tehran's clock.
Nearby: Tajrīsh prayer times · Andīsheh prayer times · Bāqershahr prayer times · Eslamshahr prayer times · Bāghestān 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 Tehran
Mosques in and around Tehran include مسجد هدایت, مسجد امام رضا, مسجد بزرگ لاله زار, حسینیه دلریش, مسجد الزهرا and مسجد امین السلطان. The times on this page are worked out from Tehran'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
3:45 AMالفجر
Fajr in Tehran — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:10 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Tehran — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:54 PMالعصر
Asr in Tehran — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:19 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Tehran — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:12 PMالعشاء
Isha in Tehran — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Tehran Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Tehran, Iran. Calculation method: Tehran.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:35 AM | 5:12 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:36 AM | 5:13 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:37 AM | 5:14 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:27 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:38 AM | 5:14 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:40 AM | 5:15 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:41 AM | 5:16 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 3:42 AM | 5:17 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 3:43 AM | 5:18 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:55 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:14 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:44 AM | 5:18 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:55 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10Today | 3:45 AM | 5:19 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:54 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 3:46 AM | 5:20 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:54 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 3:48 AM | 5:21 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:54 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 3:49 AM | 5:21 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:53 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 3:50 AM | 5:22 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:53 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:06 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 3:51 AM | 5:23 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:52 PM | 7:13 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 3:52 AM | 5:24 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:52 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 3:53 AM | 5:25 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:51 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 3:54 AM | 5:25 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:51 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 3:55 AM | 5:26 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:08 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 3:56 AM | 5:27 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:07 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 3:57 AM | 5:28 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:49 PM | 7:06 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 3:58 AM | 5:29 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:49 PM | 7:04 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:00 AM | 5:29 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:48 PM | 7:03 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 4:01 AM | 5:30 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:02 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 4:02 AM | 5:31 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 4:03 AM | 5:32 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:59 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 4:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:57 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 4:05 AM | 5:33 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:56 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:06 AM | 5:34 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:55 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:07 AM | 5:35 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:08 AM | 5:35 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:52 PM | 7:41 PM |
Tehran times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Tehran mosque — verify with your imam.
Tehran Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Tehran?
The Qibla direction from Tehran, Iran is 218° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,946 km (1,209 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Tehran?
The longest daily fast in Tehran is about 16h 43m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 35m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 08m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 35.69°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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