City · Anhui
Prayer times in Taozhou
Residents of and visitors to Taozhou can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Taozhou is a city in China, in Anhui, with about 146,610 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 Taozhou today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Taozhou
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Taozhou
It is useful to know how prayer times in Taozhou move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:21 AM on 21 June and 5:29 AM on 21 December, a difference of 2 h 08 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:04 PM and 7:09 PM. Daylight peaks at 14 h 09 min around the summer solstice and drops to 10 h 09 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:47 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:29 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:21 AM | 4:59 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:41 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:30 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:22 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:14 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:29 AM | 6:56 AM | 12:00 PM | 2:46 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:26 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Taozhou is called about 12 minutes earlier than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 38 minutes earlier than in the capital. Taozhou is 1,037 km from the capital, towards the south. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Taozhou and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Taozhou: 283.9° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 7,851 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Taozhou remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Taozhou
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Taozhou is around 5:18 AM and iftar at 5:44 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 16 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:50 AM and iftar to 6:06 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Taozhou on the map
Taozhou is located at 30.9064° N, 119.4087° E, in Anhui, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Licheng, 58 km away. Close by you will find Zhicheng (49 km), Licheng (58 km), and Xuancheng (63 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Taozhou
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Anhui, China
- Population
- 146,610
- Coordinates
- 30.90641, 119.40865
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 283.9° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,851 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Taozhou
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Taozhou comes about 77 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:59 PM instead of 3:42 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:10 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. Let this page help you observe your prayers on time in Taozhou and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Taozhou
Prayer times in Taozhou: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Taozhou?
The Qibla in Taozhou is 283.9° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 7,851 km away.
When is Maghrib in Taozhou?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:04 PM on 21 December and 7:09 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Taozhou differ from Beijing?
Yes. Taozhou is 1,037 km from Beijing, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Taozhou is called roughly 12 minutes earlier than in Beijing.
When is Fajr in Taozhou?
Fajr in Taozhou depends on the season: about 3:21 AM on 21 June and about 5:29 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Taozhou?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.