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Prayer times in Karhula
Residents of and visitors to Karhula can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Karhula is a city in Finland, in Kymenlaakso, with about 22,867 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.
Namaz times in Karhula today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Karhula
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Karhula
Prayer times in Karhula vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:13 AM and Maghrib at 10:46 PM, giving a day of 19 h 04 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:29 AM and Maghrib to 3:01 PM, and the day is just 5 h 42 min. The difference 13 h 22 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 3:47 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:45 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:13 AM | 3:42 AM | 1:14 PM | 5:57 PM | 10:46 PM | 12:10 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:29 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:05 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:29 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:29 AM | 9:19 AM | 12:10 PM | 12:58 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:43 PM |
Compared with Helsinki, Dhuhr in Karhula comes roughly 8 minutes earlier than in Helsinki, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 4 minutes earlier than in the capital. Karhula is 117 km away from the capital, towards the east. That is why we calculate every city separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Karhula
Qibla from Karhula: 161.2° (south). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,463 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Karhula remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Karhula
Ramadan in Karhula: 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, 4:42 PM, about 10 h 55 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 32 min, longer by 157 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Karhula on the map
Karhula lies at 60.5216° N, 26.9313° E, in Kymenlaakso, in Finland. The nearest administrative centre is Kotka, 6 km away. Nearby places include Kotka (6 km), Hamina (16 km), and Kouvola (40 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Karhula
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Kymenlaakso, Finland
- Population
- 22,867
- Coordinates
- 60.52156, 26.93125
- Time zone
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 161.2° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,463 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Karhula
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Karhula comes roughly 79 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:17 PM instead of 5:57 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:20 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Karhula, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Karhula
Prayer times in Karhula: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Karhula?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:01 PM on 21 December and 10:46 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Karhula differ from Helsinki?
Yes. Karhula is 117 km from Helsinki, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Karhula is called roughly 8 minutes earlier than in Helsinki.
When is Fajr in Karhula?
Fajr in Karhula depends on the season: about 2:13 AM on 21 June and about 6:29 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Karhula?
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.
How long is the fast in Karhula during Ramadan?
Roughly 10 h 55 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 32 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.