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Prayer times in Pālda
Residents of and visitors to Pālda can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Pālda is a city in India, in Madhya Pradesh, with about 18,697 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.
Prayer times in Pālda today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Pālda
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Pālda
Prayer times in Pālda vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:16 AM and Maghrib at 7:14 PM, giving a day of 13 h 32 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:42 AM and Maghrib to 5:47 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 45 min. That is a difference of 2 h 47 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:16 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:34 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:52 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:16 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:46 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:41 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:01 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:37 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:42 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:07 PM |
Pālda lies 674 km south of New Delhi, so Dhuhr in Pālda comes about 5 minutes later than in New Delhi. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Pālda.
Qibla direction in Pālda
From Pālda you face towards the west, at an angle of 274.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 3,711 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Pālda 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 Pālda during Ramadan
Fasting in Pālda, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:19 PM and imsak at 5:36 AM on the first day, 12 h 32 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:33 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in India.
Pālda on the map
Pālda is located at 22.6800° N, 75.8939° E, in Madhya Pradesh, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Agar, 115 km away. Close by you will find Indore (8 km), Rāvu (9 km), and Bāngarda (13 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Pālda
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Population
- 18,697
- Coordinates
- 22.68004, 75.89391
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 274.9° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,711 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Pālda
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Pālda is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:34 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 81 minutes around 21 June: 3:46 PM for the majority, 5:08 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Pālda, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Pālda
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Pālda
When is Fajr in Pālda?
Fajr in Pālda changes with the seasons: about 4:16 AM on 21 June and about 5:42 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Pālda?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:47 PM on 21 December and 7:14 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Pālda?
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.
Do prayer times in Pālda differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Pālda is 674 km from New Delhi, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Pālda is called roughly 5 minutes later than in New Delhi.
How long is the fast in Pālda during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 32 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.