City · Guangdong
Prayer times in Maozhou
Residents of and visitors to Maozhou can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Maozhou is a city in China, in Guangdong, with about 74,910 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Maozhou
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Maozhou
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Maozhou change through the year
Prayer times in Maozhou vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:14 AM and Maghrib at 7:12 PM, for a day of 13 h 32 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:40 AM and Maghrib to 5:45 PM, and the day is just 10 h 44 min. The difference 2 h 48 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:15 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:32 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:46 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:14 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:45 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:34 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:59 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:31 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:40 AM | 7:00 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:00 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Maozhou is called roughly 10 minutes later than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 34 minutes earlier than in the capital. Maozhou is 1,922 km from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Maozhou and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Maozhou: 284.9° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 7,537 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Maozhou remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Maozhou
For those fasting in Maozhou, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:17 PM and imsak at 5:35 AM on the first day, 12 h 32 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:31 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.
About Maozhou
Maozhou is located at 22.7636° N, 113.8129° E, in Guangdong, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Shajing, 2 km away. Close by you will find Gongheyong (2 km), Shajing (2 km), and Tantou (3 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Maozhou
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Guangdong, China
- Population
- 74,910
- Coordinates
- 22.76361, 113.81288
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 284.9° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,537 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Maozhou
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Maozhou is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:32 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 81 minutes around 21 June: 3:45 PM for the majority, 5:06 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Maozhou (UTC+8), wherever you are.
Nearby cities to Maozhou
- Gongheyong2 km · west
- Shajing2 km · south
- Tantou3 km · south-east
- Shajing Town3 km · south
- Songgang4 km · north-east
- Fuyong10 km · south
- Humen16 km · north-west
- Xixiang21 km · south
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Maozhou
Which calculation method is used for Maozhou?
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 Maozhou?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:45 PM on 21 December and 7:12 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Maozhou during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 32 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Maozhou differ from Beijing?
Yes. Maozhou is 1,922 km from Beijing, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Maozhou comes about 10 minutes later than in Beijing.
What is the Qibla direction in Maozhou?
The Qibla in Maozhou is 284.9° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 7,537 km away.