City · Chongqing Municipality
Prayer times in Zhifeng
Residents of and visitors to Zhifeng can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Zhifeng is a city in China, in Chongqing Municipality, with about 28,467 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Zhifeng today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Zhifeng
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Zhifeng
Prayer times in Zhifeng vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:21 AM and Maghrib at 8:00 PM, for a day of 14 h 03 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:22 AM and Maghrib to 6:02 PM, and the day is just 10 h 15 min. That is a difference of 3 h 48 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 | 5:42 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:04 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:23 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:21 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:59 PM | 4:33 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:26 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:08 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:22 AM | 7:47 AM | 12:55 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:22 PM |
Zhifeng lies 1,494 km south-west of Beijing, so Dhuhr in Zhifeng is called roughly 42 minutes later than in Beijing. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Zhifeng.
Finding the Qibla from Zhifeng
Qibla from Zhifeng: 278.7° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 6,596 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Zhifeng is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Zhifeng
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Zhifeng is around 6:12 AM and iftar at 6:40 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 18 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:45 AM and iftar to 7:01 PM, for a fast of 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Zhifeng on the map
Zhifeng is located at 29.6544° N, 105.7842° E, in Chongqing Municipality, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Shima, 5 km away. Close by you will find Shima (5 km), Tangxiang (8 km), and Longgang (8 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Zhifeng
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Chongqing Municipality, China
- Population
- 28,467
- Coordinates
- 29.65440, 105.78416
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 278.7° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,596 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Zhifeng
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Zhifeng comes about 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:51 PM instead of 4:33 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:04 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Zhifeng, 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 Zhifeng
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Zhifeng
When is Maghrib in Zhifeng?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:02 PM on 21 December and 8:00 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Zhifeng differ from Beijing?
Yes. Zhifeng is 1,494 km from Beijing, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Zhifeng comes about 42 minutes later than in Beijing.
What is the Qibla direction in Zhifeng?
The Qibla in Zhifeng is 278.7° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,596 km away.
How long is the fast in Zhifeng during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 18 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Zhifeng?
Fajr in Zhifeng changes with the seasons: about 4:21 AM on 21 June and about 6:22 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.