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Prayer times in Heze
Residents of and visitors to Heze can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Heze is a city in China, in Shandong, with about 1,346,717 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.
Salah times in Heze today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Heze prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Heze
Prayer times in Heze vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:16 AM and Maghrib at 7:36 PM, giving a day of 14 h 32 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:51 AM and Maghrib to 5:09 PM, and the day is just 9 h 47 min. The difference 4 h 45 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 | 4:58 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:49 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:16 AM | 5:04 AM | 12:20 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:36 PM | 9:16 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:41 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:34 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:51 AM | 7:22 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:51 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:35 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Heze comes roughly 4 minutes later than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 10 minutes earlier than in the capital. Heze is 525 km away from the capital, towards the south. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Heze
In Heze you pray towards the west, at an angle of 280.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 7,391 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Heze 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.
Fasting hours in Heze during Ramadan
Ramadan in Heze: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:36 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:53 PM, about 12 h 07 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 59 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Heze on the map
The coordinates of Heze are 35.2393° N and 115.4736° E. The nearest cities on our site are Dingtao (20 km), Juye (57 km), and Puyang Chengguanzhen (66 km). Dingtao, the nearest administrative centre, is 20 km away. Open the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which helps when you travel around Shandong.
- Name
- Heze
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Shandong, China
- Population
- 1,346,717
- Coordinates
- 35.23929, 115.47358
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 280.4° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,391 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Heze
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Heze is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:26 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 4:08 PM for the majority, 5:23 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Heze, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Heze
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Heze
Which calculation method is used for Heze?
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.
What time is Fajr in Heze?
Fajr in Heze changes with the seasons: about 3:16 AM on 21 June and about 5:51 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Heze?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:09 PM on 21 December and 7:36 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Heze?
The Qibla in Heze is 280.4° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 7,391 km away.
Do prayer times in Heze differ from Beijing?
Yes. Heze is 525 km from Beijing, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Heze is called roughly 4 minutes later than in Beijing.