Monday 31 August, 2026 — 17 Rabiʻ I, 1448
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Umm al-Qura University, Makkah
Today in Al-Shahaniya: Fajr 3:55 AM, sunrise 5:16 AM, Dhuhr 11:36 AM, Asr 3:06 PM, Maghrib 5:57 PM and Isha 7:27 PM. All times are for Al-Shahaniya's own coordinates in the Asia/Qatar timezone, calculated by the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method.
Fajr begins at 3:55 AM in Al-Shahaniya today and ends at sunrise, 5:16 AM. During Ramadan, sehri ends at 3:52 AM — a few minutes before Fajr, as printed calendars have it.
In Al-Shahaniya the sun rises at 5:16 AM and sets at 5:57 PM today, giving 12h 41m 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 11:36 AM in Al-Shahaniya today, once the sun has passed its highest point, and lasts until Asr at 3:06 PM.
Jummah is prayed in the Dhuhr window, which in Al-Shahaniya runs from 11:36 AM until 3:06 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 3:06 PM in Al-Shahaniya today and lasts until Maghrib at 5:57 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 5:57 PM in Al-Shahaniya today, at sunset, and lasts until Isha at 7:27 PM. In Ramadan this is also when the fast is broken.
Isha begins at 7:27 PM in Al-Shahaniya today. Islamic midnight falls at 11:37 PM, and the preferred time for Isha ends there.
Witr is prayed after Isha, which begins at 7:27 PM in Al-Shahaniya, and remains valid until Fajr at 3:55 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 Al-Shahaniya begins at 12:36 AM tonight and runs until Fajr at 3:55 AM, which is the most virtuous time for Tahajjud. Islamic midnight is 11:37 PM.
In Al-Shahaniya today Ishraq begins at 5:31 AM, about fifteen minutes after sunrise at 5:16 AM, once the sun has fully risen. Duha (Chasht) follows from 5:36 AM and lasts until shortly before Dhuhr at 11:36 AM.
Sehri ends at 3:52 AM in Al-Shahaniya and iftar is at 5:57 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 Al-Shahaniya today: While the sun rises (5:16 AM – 5:31 AM); When the sun is at its highest (11:26 AM – 11:36 AM); While the sun sets (5:42 PM – 5:57 PM). Obligatory prayers being made up are a separate question — ask a scholar.
In Al-Shahaniya today, Asr begins at 3:06 PM by the standard position (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) and at 4:09 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 Umm al-Qura University, Makkah 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 Al-Shahaniya's coordinates and the Asia/Qatar 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 Al-Shahaniya is 251.2° measured clockwise from true north, which is towards the west. Compass apps show magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees in most places.
Tomorrow in Al-Shahaniya Fajr begins at 3:56 AM and Maghrib at 5:56 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 Al-Shahaniya 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.