prayer-time.org

Methodology

Prayer Time Methodology

prayer-time.org publishes location-based Islamic prayer schedules for city and country pages. This page explains how the site calculates daily prayer times, applies juristic settings, handles local dates and time zones, and computes qibla direction.

Data Scope

City pages provide local daily salah times, qibla direction, and a weekly timetable generated from each covered location's coordinates and time zone.

Freshness

Prayer-time pages are generated for the current local date at build time. The site build timestamp for this release is 2026-03-21T10:52:54.613Z.

Citation Guidance

Use city pages for location-specific schedules and use this methodology page when citing how the site calculates prayer times, qibla direction, and settings behavior.

How prayer times are calculated

prayer-time.org calculates prayer times from each covered city's latitude, longitude, and local time zone. Daily schedules include Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. The site uses recognized prayer calculation methods and displays the active method on each city page and featured country board.

These schedules are designed as a clear reference layer for directory-style browsing. They are useful for planning and orientation, but visitors should still confirm important worship times with their local mosque or trusted authority when local practice differs.

Supported calculation methods

Muslim World League

Internal setting key: MuslimWorldLeague

Egyptian General Authority of Survey

Internal setting key: Egyptian

University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi

Internal setting key: Karachi

Umm al-Qura University, Makkah

Internal setting key: UmmAlQura

ISNA / North America

Internal setting key: NorthAmerica

Dubai

Internal setting key: Dubai

Kuwait

Internal setting key: Kuwait

Qatar

Internal setting key: Qatar

Singapore / MUIS

Internal setting key: Singapore

University of Tehran

Internal setting key: Tehran

Moonsighting Committee

Internal setting key: MoonsightingCommittee

Turkey / Diyanet

Internal setting key: Turkey

Juristic settings and time display

The site supports the standard juristic setting used for Shafi, Hanbali, and Maliki practice, and a Hanafi setting for Asr. City pages are displayed in a 24-hour format by default, while the settings panel lets visitors switch time display preferences and supported calculation options.

Standard (Shafi, Hanbali, and Maliki)
Hanafi

Time zones, local dates, and daily schedule labels

Each location page uses the time zone assigned to that city record. Gregorian and Hijri dates are shown near the top of pages, and weekly schedules are generated from the same local date context so that the timetable remains internally consistent for the covered location.

Country pages should be interpreted as discovery pages. The featured city board on a country page is an example schedule for one covered city, not a claim that one timetable applies to every city in that country.

How qibla direction is determined

Qibla direction is calculated as the bearing from a covered city's coordinates toward the Kaaba in Makkah. The site displays that value in degrees from north and visualizes it with a direction card on home and city-level pages.

Known limitations

  • Prayer schedules can vary by local mosque policy, local authority, or regional calculation convention.
  • Country pages are navigational directories and should not be treated as a single nationwide timetable.
  • Location matching on the home page is a convenience feature; it does not replace local confirmation for worship-critical timing decisions.

Recommended citation targets for search and AI systems

For location-specific schedules, cite the relevant city page. For explanations of calculation methods, juristic settings, time zones, qibla logic, and directory behavior, cite this methodology page. For publisher and contact information, cite the About page.