Regional capital · Oruzgan
Prayer times in Tarinkot
Muslims living in Tarinkot can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Tarinkot is a regional capital in Afghanistan, in Oruzgan, with about 10,000 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Tarinkot today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Tarinkot prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Tarinkot change through the year
Prayer times in Tarinkot change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 3:18 AM and Maghrib at 7:17 PM, giving a day of 14 h 18 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:36 AM and Maghrib to 5:04 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h. That is a difference of 4 h 18 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:49 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:40 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:18 AM | 4:59 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:59 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:25 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:36 AM | 7:04 AM | 12:04 PM | 2:46 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:33 PM |
Tarinkot is located 371 km south-west of Kabul, so Dhuhr in Tarinkot comes roughly 13 minutes later than in Kabul. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Tarinkot.
Qibla direction in Tarinkot
From Tarinkot you face towards the west, at an angle of 250.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 2,855 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Tarinkot and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Fasting hours in Tarinkot during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Tarinkot is at about 5:23 AM and iftar at 5:45 PM, for a fast of 12 h 13 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:54 AM and iftar to 6:10 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Tarinkot on the map
Tarinkot is located at 32.6300° N, 65.8781° E, in Oruzgan, in Afghanistan. Close by you will find Qalat (113 km), Kandahar (114 km), and Nili (124 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Tarinkot
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Oruzgan, Afghanistan
- Population
- 10,000
- Coordinates
- 32.62998, 65.87806
- Time zone
- UTC+4:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 250.7° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,855 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Tarinkot
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Tarinkot comes roughly 76 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:07 PM instead of 3:50 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:14 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Tarinkot (UTC+4:30), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Tarinkot
- Qalat113 km · south-east
- Kandahar114 km · south
- Nili124 km · north
- Gereshk152 km · south-west
- Lashkar Gah183 km · south-west
- Fayroz Koh218 km · north
- Shahrak220 km · north-west
- Ghazni258 km · north-east
Prayer times in Tarinkot: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Tarinkot?
We use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Tarinkot?
The Qibla in Tarinkot is 250.7° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,855 km away.
When is Maghrib in Tarinkot?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:04 PM on 21 December and 7:17 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Tarinkot?
Fajr in Tarinkot depends on the season: about 3:18 AM on 21 June and about 5:36 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Tarinkot during Ramadan?
About 12 h 13 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.