City · Shandong
Prayer times in Taitou
Muslims living in Taitou can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Taitou is a city in China, in Shandong, with about 60,354 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.
Today’s prayer times in Taitou
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Taitou prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Taitou change through the year
It is useful to know how prayer times in Taitou move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:53 AM on 21 June and 5:41 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 48 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:52 PM and 7:28 PM. Daylight peaks at 14 h 42 min around the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 37 min around the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:43 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:38 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:53 AM | 4:46 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:13 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:27 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:41 AM | 7:15 AM | 12:03 PM | 2:34 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:20 PM |
Compared with Beijing, Dhuhr in Taitou comes about 9 minutes earlier than in Beijing, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 18 minutes earlier than in the capital. Taitou is 375 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Taitou
Qibla direction for Taitou: 281.3° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 7,633 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Taitou is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Taitou
For those fasting in Taitou, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 5:37 PM and imsak at 5:24 AM on the first day, 12 h 03 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:07 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 07 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in China.
Taitou on the map
Taitou is located at 37.0273° N, 118.6339° E, in Shandong, in China. The nearest administrative centre is Hualong, 10 km away. Close by you will find Hualong (10 km), Tianliu (14 km), and Gucheng (14 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Taitou
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Shandong, China
- Population
- 60,354
- Coordinates
- 37.02733, 118.63392
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 281.3° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,633 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Taitou
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Taitou is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:13 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:59 PM for the majority, 5:14 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Taitou, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Taitou
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Taitou
When is Fajr in Taitou?
Fajr in Taitou changes with the seasons: about 2:53 AM on 21 June and about 5:41 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Taitou?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:52 PM on 21 December and 7:28 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Taitou during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 03 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Taitou differ from Beijing?
Yes. Taitou is 375 km from Beijing, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Taitou is called roughly 9 minutes earlier than in Beijing.
Which calculation method is used for Taitou?
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.