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Prayer times in Gongtan
Looking for the prayer times in Gongtan? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Gongtan, Chongqing Municipality. Every figure is computed for 28.9077° N, 108.3486° E, so the times reflect Gongtan itself rather than the nearest big city.
Namaz times in Gongtan today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Gongtan
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Gongtan change through the year
Prayer times in Gongtan vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:14 AM and Maghrib at 7:48 PM, giving a day of 13 h 59 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:11 AM and Maghrib to 5:53 PM, and the day is just 10 h 18 min. The difference 3 h 41 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 | 5:33 AM | 6:51 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:12 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:14 AM | 5:49 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:21 PM | 7:48 PM | 9:17 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:16 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:39 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:57 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:11 AM | 7:35 AM | 12:44 PM | 3:35 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:13 PM |
Gongtan lies 1,427 km south-west of Beijing, so Dhuhr in Gongtan comes about 32 minutes later than in Beijing. The gap is due to longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Gongtan.
Qibla in Gongtan and distance to Makkah
From Gongtan you pray towards the west, at an angle of 280.1° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,855 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Gongtan and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Suhoor and iftar times in Gongtan
Fasting in Gongtan, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:31 PM and imsak at 6:01 AM on the first day, 12 h 20 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:51 PM for a fast of 13 h 06 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in China.
Gongtan on the map
Gongtan is located at 28.9077° N, 108.3486° E, in Chongqing Municipality, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Dingshi, 24 km away. Close by you will find Dingshi (24 km), Xintian (33 km), and Wanmu (34 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Gongtan
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Chongqing Municipality, China
- Population
- 17,248
- Coordinates
- 28.90772, 108.34856
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 280.1° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,855 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Gongtan
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Gongtan comes roughly 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:39 PM instead of 4:21 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:54 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are travelling to Gongtan, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Gongtan
Prayer times in Gongtan: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Gongtan?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:53 PM on 21 December and 7:48 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Gongtan differ from Beijing?
Yes. Gongtan is 1,427 km from Beijing, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Gongtan comes roughly 32 minutes later than in Beijing.
When is Fajr in Gongtan?
Fajr in Gongtan depends on the season: about 4:14 AM on 21 June and about 6:11 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Gongtan?
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.
How long is the fast in Gongtan during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 20 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.