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Prayer times in Gongchangling
Residents of and visitors to Gongchangling can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Gongchangling is a city in China, in Liaoning Province, with about 70,761 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Gongchangling
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Gongchangling prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Gongchangling
Prayer times in Gongchangling vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:05 AM and Maghrib at 7:22 PM, for a day of 15 h 08 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:28 AM and Maghrib to 4:20 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 13 min. That is a difference of 5 h 56 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 | 4:19 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:05 AM | 4:14 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:49 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:01 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:10 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:28 AM | 7:08 AM | 11:44 AM | 2:03 PM | 4:20 PM | 5:54 PM |
Gongchangling is located 611 km east of Beijing, so Dhuhr in Gongchangling is called roughly 28 minutes earlier than in Beijing. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Gongchangling.
Finding the Qibla from Gongchangling
Qibla direction for Gongchangling: 282.6° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 7,945 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Gongchangling is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Gongchangling
Ramadan in Gongchangling: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:07 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:11 PM, roughly 11 h 54 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 08 min, longer by 74 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Gongchangling is located
Gongchangling lies at 41.1167° N, 123.4500° E, in Liaoning Province, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Nantai, 58 km away. Close by you will find Liaoyang (29 km), Benxi (33 km), and Anshan (39 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Gongchangling
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Liaoning Province, China
- Population
- 70,761
- Coordinates
- 41.11667, 123.45000
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 282.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,945 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Gongchangling
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Gongchangling comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:03 PM instead of 3:49 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:54 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are travelling to Gongchangling, 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.
Prayer times near Gongchangling
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Gongchangling
Do prayer times in Gongchangling differ from Beijing?
Yes. Gongchangling is 611 km from Beijing, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Gongchangling comes about 28 minutes earlier than in Beijing.
What is the Qibla direction in Gongchangling?
The Qibla in Gongchangling is 282.6° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 7,945 km away.
How long is the fast in Gongchangling during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 54 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 08 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Gongchangling?
Fajr in Gongchangling changes with the seasons: about 2:05 AM on 21 June and about 5:28 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Gongchangling?
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.