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Prayer times in Poyang
Residents of and visitors to Poyang can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Poyang is a city in China, in Jiangxi, with about 70,787 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Poyang today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Poyang prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Poyang
Prayer times in Poyang vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:40 AM and Maghrib at 7:15 PM, giving a day of 14 h. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:38 AM and Maghrib to 5:20 PM, and the day is just 10 h 18 min. The difference 3 h 42 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 | 4:59 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:39 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:40 AM | 5:15 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:48 PM | 7:15 PM | 8:44 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:43 AM | 6:02 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:38 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:40 PM |
Poyang is located 1,214 km south of Beijing, so Dhuhr in Poyang is called roughly 1 minute earlier than in Beijing. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Poyang.
Finding the Qibla from Poyang
From Poyang you face towards the west, at an angle of 283.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 7,645 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Poyang 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 Poyang
Ramadan in Poyang: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:28 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:57 PM, about 12 h 20 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 46 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Where Poyang is located
Poyang lies at 28.9924° N, 116.6675° E, in Jiangxi, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Jingdezhen, 62 km away. Nearby places include Jingdezhen (62 km), Jinjiang (70 km), and Jinfeng (84 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Poyang
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Jiangxi, China
- Population
- 70,787
- Coordinates
- 28.99242, 116.66754
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 283.4° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,645 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Poyang
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Poyang comes roughly 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:06 PM instead of 3:48 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:21 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Poyang, 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 Poyang
- Jingdezhen62 km · north-east
- Jinjiang70 km · south
- Jinfeng84 km · south
- Nanchang86 km · south-west
- Gongqingcheng88 km · west
- Dengbu88 km · south
- Yingtan90 km · south
- Huayuan95 km · south-east
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Poyang
Do prayer times in Poyang differ from Beijing?
Yes. Poyang is 1,214 km from Beijing, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Poyang comes roughly 1 minute earlier than in Beijing.
Which calculation method is used for Poyang?
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 Fajr in Poyang?
Fajr in Poyang changes with the seasons: about 3:40 AM on 21 June and about 5:38 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Poyang?
The Qibla in Poyang is 283.4° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 7,645 km away.
How long is the fast in Poyang 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.