Friday 28 August, 2026 — 14 Rabiʻ I, 1448
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Islamic Society of North America
Today in Ames: Fajr 5:15 AM, sunrise 6:37 AM, Dhuhr 1:16 PM, Asr 4:59 PM, Maghrib 7:55 PM and Isha 9:16 PM. All times are for Ames's own coordinates in the America/Chicago timezone, calculated by the Islamic Society of North America method.
Fajr begins at 5:15 AM in Ames today and ends at sunrise, 6:37 AM. During Ramadan, sehri ends at 5:12 AM — a few minutes before Fajr, as printed calendars have it.
In Ames the sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets at 7:55 PM today, giving 13h 18m 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 1:16 PM in Ames today, once the sun has passed its highest point, and lasts until Asr at 4:59 PM.
Jummah is prayed in the Dhuhr window, which in Ames runs from 1:16 PM until 4:59 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 4:59 PM in Ames today and lasts until Maghrib at 7:55 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 7:55 PM in Ames today, at sunset, and lasts until Isha at 9:16 PM. In Ramadan this is also when the fast is broken.
Isha begins at 9:16 PM in Ames today. Islamic midnight falls at 1:16 AM, and the preferred time for Isha ends there.
Witr is prayed after Isha, which begins at 9:16 PM in Ames, and remains valid until Fajr at 5:15 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 Ames begins at 2:09 AM tonight and runs until Fajr at 5:15 AM, which is the most virtuous time for Tahajjud. Islamic midnight is 1:16 AM.
In Ames today Ishraq begins at 6:52 AM, about fifteen minutes after sunrise at 6:37 AM, once the sun has fully risen. Duha (Chasht) follows from 6:57 AM and lasts until shortly before Dhuhr at 1:16 PM.
Sehri ends at 5:12 AM in Ames and iftar is at 7:55 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 Ames today: While the sun rises (6:37 AM – 6:52 AM); When the sun is at its highest (1:06 PM – 1:16 PM); While the sun sets (7:40 PM – 7:55 PM). Obligatory prayers being made up are a separate question — ask a scholar.
In Ames today, Asr begins at 4:59 PM by the standard position (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) and at 5:58 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 Ames's coordinates and the America/Chicago 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 Ames is 44° 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 Ames Fajr begins at 5:16 AM and Maghrib at 7:53 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 Ames 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.