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Prayer times in Rātu
This page shows today’s prayer times in Rātu, Jharkhand, calculated for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a live countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method, which is commonly used in India.
Namaz times in Rātu today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Rātu
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Rātu by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Rātu move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:36 AM on 21 June and 5:06 AM on 21 December, a shift of 1 h 29 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:08 PM and 6:38 PM. Daylight reaches 13 h 35 min in the summer solstice and drops to 10 h 42 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 | 4:39 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:15 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:36 AM | 5:03 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:08 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:06 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:23 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:06 AM | 6:26 AM | 11:47 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:28 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Rātu is called roughly 32 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 44 minutes earlier than in the capital. Rātu is 986 km from the capital, towards the south-east. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Rātu
Qibla direction for Rātu: 276.5° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,652 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Rātu remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Rātu during Ramadan
Ramadan in Rātu: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:00 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:40 PM, roughly 12 h 31 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 35 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Rātu on the map
Rātu lies at 23.4205° N, 85.2146° E, in Jharkhand, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Ranchi, 13 km away. Nearby places include Kānke (11 km), Ranchi (13 km), and Patrātu (29 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
- Rātu
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Jharkhand, India
- Population
- 22,379
- Coordinates
- 23.42045, 85.21459
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 276.5° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,652 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Rātu
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Rātu comes roughly 82 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:31 PM instead of 3:08 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:57 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Rātu, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Rātu
Prayer times in Rātu: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Rātu?
We use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Rātu?
The Qibla in Rātu is 276.5° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,652 km away.
When is Maghrib in Rātu?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:08 PM on 21 December and 6:38 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Rātu differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Rātu is 986 km from New Delhi, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Rātu comes roughly 32 minutes earlier than in New Delhi.
What time is Fajr in Rātu?
Fajr in Rātu depends on the season: about 3:36 AM on 21 June and about 5:06 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.