City · Chongqing Municipality
Prayer times in Yanjing
Residents of and visitors to Yanjing can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Yanjing is a city in China, in Chongqing Municipality, with about 24,680 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Yanjing today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Yanjing
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Yanjing by season
Prayer times in Yanjing vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:18 AM and Maghrib at 7:59 PM, giving a day of 14 h 04 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:20 AM and Maghrib to 5:59 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 13 min. That is a difference of 3 h 51 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:40 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:02 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:21 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:18 AM | 5:54 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:29 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:23 AM | 6:43 AM | 12:47 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:06 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:20 AM | 7:46 AM | 12:52 PM | 3:40 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:20 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Yanjing is called about 40 minutes later than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 12 minutes later than in the capital. Yanjing is 1,435 km from the capital, towards the south-west. That is why we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Yanjing and distance to Makkah
From Yanjing you face towards the west, at an angle of 278.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,645 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yanjing 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Yanjing
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Yanjing is at about 6:09 AM and iftar at 6:37 PM, for a fast of 12 h 18 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:43 AM and iftar to 6:59 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Yanjing on the map
Yanjing is located at 29.9449° N, 106.3503° E, in Chongqing Municipality, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Caojie, 7 km away. Close by you will find Caojie (7 km), Chengjiang (9 km), and Nanjin (9 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yanjing
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Chongqing Municipality, China
- Population
- 24,680
- Coordinates
- 29.94494, 106.35025
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 278.7° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,645 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Yanjing
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Yanjing comes roughly 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:49 PM instead of 4:32 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:02 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Yanjing (UTC+8), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Yanjing
- Caojie7 km · north-east
- Chengjiang9 km · south
- Nanjin9 km · north-west
- Hechuan10 km · north-west
- Diaoyucheng10 km · north-west
- Yangcheng11 km · north-west
- Shuangfeng12 km · north-east
- Batang13 km · south-west
Prayer times in Yanjing: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Yanjing?
The Qibla in Yanjing is 278.7° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,645 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Yanjing?
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.
When is Maghrib in Yanjing?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:59 PM on 21 December and 7:59 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Yanjing during Ramadan?
About 12 h 18 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Yanjing differ from Beijing?
Yes. Yanjing is 1,435 km from Beijing, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Yanjing comes roughly 40 minutes later than in Beijing.