Wednesday 26 August, 2026 — 12 Rabiʻ I, 1448
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Islamic Society of North America
Today in Sylvan Lake: Fajr 4:53 AM, sunrise 6:39 AM, Dhuhr 1:38 PM, Asr 5:27 PM, Maghrib 8:37 PM and Isha 10:23 PM. All times are for Sylvan Lake's own coordinates in the America/Edmonton timezone, calculated by the Islamic Society of North America method.
Fajr begins at 4:53 AM in Sylvan Lake today and ends at sunrise, 6:39 AM. During Ramadan, sehri ends at 4:50 AM — a few minutes before Fajr, as printed calendars have it.
In Sylvan Lake the sun rises at 6:39 AM and sets at 8:37 PM today, giving 13h 58m of daylight. Sunrise ends the Fajr window and sunset begins Maghrib, so both are prayer boundaries as well as points in the day.
Dhuhr begins at 1:38 PM in Sylvan Lake today, once the sun has passed its highest point, and lasts until Asr at 5:27 PM.
Jummah is prayed in the Dhuhr window, which in Sylvan Lake runs from 1:38 PM until 5:27 PM today. The exact time is set by each mosque, not by calculation — most in this area begin between one and two hours after Dhuhr starts. Ask your own mosque; this page can only tell you the window it must fall within.
Asr begins at 5:27 PM in Sylvan Lake today and lasts until Maghrib at 8:37 PM. This page uses the Standard (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) position; the other reckoning gives a different time — see the question below.
Maghrib begins at 8:37 PM in Sylvan Lake today, at sunset, and lasts until Isha at 10:23 PM. In Ramadan this is also when the fast is broken.
Isha begins at 10:23 PM in Sylvan Lake today. Islamic midnight falls at 1:39 AM, and the preferred time for Isha ends there.
Witr is prayed after Isha, which begins at 10:23 PM in Sylvan Lake, and remains valid until Fajr at 4:53 AM. If you intend to pray Tahajjud, it is better to leave Witr until the end of the night; otherwise pray it before sleeping.
The last third of the night in Sylvan Lake begins at 2:09 AM tonight and runs until Fajr at 4:53 AM, which is the most virtuous time for Tahajjud. Islamic midnight is 1:39 AM.
In Sylvan Lake today Ishraq begins at 6:54 AM, about fifteen minutes after sunrise at 6:39 AM, once the sun has fully risen. Duha (Chasht) follows from 6:59 AM and lasts until shortly before Dhuhr at 1:38 PM.
Sehri ends at 4:50 AM in Sylvan Lake and iftar is at 8:37 PM. Sehri ends when Fajr begins; the time shown subtracts a few minutes as a precaution, which is the common practice in printed Ramadan calendars.
Voluntary prayer is withheld during three short windows in Sylvan Lake today: While the sun rises (6:39 AM – 6:54 AM); When the sun is at its highest (1:28 PM – 1:38 PM); While the sun sets (8:22 PM – 8:37 PM). Obligatory prayers being made up are a separate question — ask a scholar.
In Sylvan Lake today, Asr begins at 5:27 PM by the standard position (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) and at 6:26 PM by the Hanafi position. The standard position starts Asr when an object's shadow equals its own length; the Hanafi position waits until twice its length. Both are transmitted positions, and the gap between them changes with the season and the latitude.
These times use the Islamic Society of North America method with the Standard (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) position for Asr. The method sets the sun-depression angles for Fajr and Isha; different methods can differ by several minutes, which is why the one in use is named on the page rather than left implicit.
They are computed astronomically from Sylvan Lake's coordinates and the America/Edmonton timezone, and are typically within a minute or two of a local mosque timetable. Where they differ, your mosque is the one to follow — it may apply a local precaution this calculation does not.
The Qibla from Sylvan Lake is 24.8° measured clockwise from true north, which is towards the north-east. Compass apps show magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees in most places.
Tomorrow in Sylvan Lake Fajr begins at 4:55 AM and Maghrib at 8:35 PM. The times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves, which is why the monthly timetable below is worth keeping rather than a single day.
The full August 2026 timetable for Sylvan Lake is on this page, one row per day with Fajr, sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. Use Print or Download PDF above it to save or wall-mount it, and switch to the sehri and iftar columns during Ramadan.