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Prayer times in Sonepur
Muslims living in Sonepur can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Sonepur is a city in India, in Odisha, with about 20,770 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Sonepur today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Sonepur prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sonepur
Prayer times in Sonepur change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:49 AM and Maghrib at 6:38 PM, for a day of 13 h 24 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:07 AM and Maghrib to 5:18 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 52 min. The difference 2 h 32 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 | 4:45 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:49 AM | 5:14 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:30 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:07 AM | 6:26 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:37 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Sonepur is called roughly 27 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 44 minutes earlier than in the capital. Sonepur is 1,099 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. For this reason we calculate every city separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Sonepur and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Sonepur: 279.1° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,558 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Sonepur is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Sonepur
Ramadan in Sonepur: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:03 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:49 PM, roughly 12 h 36 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 07 min, longer by 31 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Sonepur on the map
Sonepur lies at 20.8333° N, 83.9167° E, in Odisha, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Jharsuguda, 114 km away. Nearby places include Binika (24 km), Baud (43 km), and Balāngīr (47 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Sonepur
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Odisha, India
- Population
- 20,770
- Coordinates
- 20.83333, 83.91667
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,558 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Sonepur
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Sonepur takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:02 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 78 minutes around 21 June: 3:17 PM for the majority, 4:35 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Sonepur (UTC+5:30), wherever you are.
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Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Sonepur
What is the Qibla direction in Sonepur?
The Qibla in Sonepur is 279.1° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,558 km away.
How long is the fast in Sonepur during Ramadan?
About 12 h 36 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Sonepur differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Sonepur is 1,099 km from New Delhi, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Sonepur is called about 27 minutes earlier than in New Delhi.
When is Maghrib in Sonepur?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:18 PM on 21 December and 6:38 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Sonepur?
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.