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Prayer times in Guofu
Looking for the adhan times in Guofu? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, updated automatically every day, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Guofu, Chongqing Municipality. Every figure is computed for 28.8500° N, 106.6014° E, which means the times match Guofu itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Guofu
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Guofu
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Guofu by season
Prayer times in Guofu change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:21 AM and Maghrib at 7:55 PM, giving a day of 13 h 59 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:18 AM and Maghrib to 6:01 PM, and the day is just 10 h 18 min. That is a difference of 3 h 41 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:40 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:01 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:21 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:24 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:23 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:46 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:18 AM | 7:42 AM | 12:51 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:20 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Guofu is called about 39 minutes later than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 9 minutes later than in the capital. Guofu is 1,521 km away from the capital, towards the south-west. That is why we calculate each place separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Guofu and distance to Makkah
In Guofu you face towards the west, at an angle of 279.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,688 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Guofu 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.
Ramadan timetable for Guofu
Fasting in Guofu, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:38 PM and imsak at 6:08 AM on the first day, 12 h 20 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:58 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in China.
Guofu on the map
Guofu is located at 28.8500° N, 106.6014° E, in Chongqing Municipality, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Zhuantang, 8 km away. Nearby places include Zhuantang (8 km), Dongxi (11 km), and Yongxin (15 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Guofu
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Chongqing Municipality, China
- Population
- 32,831
- Coordinates
- 28.85000, 106.60139
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 279.5° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,688 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Guofu
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Guofu takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:01 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 78 minutes around 21 June: 4:28 PM for the majority, 5:46 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Guofu, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Guofu
Prayer times in Guofu: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Guofu?
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 Guofu during Ramadan?
About 12 h 20 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Guofu?
Fajr in Guofu changes with the seasons: about 4:21 AM on 21 June and about 6:18 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Guofu?
The Qibla in Guofu is 279.5° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,688 km away.
When is Maghrib in Guofu?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:01 PM on 21 December and 7:55 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.