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Prayer times in Sītāpur
Muslims living in Sītāpur can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Sītāpur is a city in India, in State of Uttar Pradesh, with about 164,435 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Sītāpur today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Sītāpur prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sītāpur
Prayer times in Sītāpur vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:40 AM and Maghrib at 7:06 PM, for a day of 13 h 53 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:30 AM and Maghrib to 5:17 PM, and the day is just 10 h 24 min. The difference 3 h 29 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 | 4:54 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:36 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:40 AM | 5:12 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:38 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:38 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:38 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:21 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:30 AM | 6:53 AM | 12:05 PM | 2:58 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:41 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Sītāpur is called roughly 14 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 16 minutes earlier than in the capital. Sītāpur is 360 km away from the capital, towards the east. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Sītāpur
The Qibla in Sītāpur is at 269.8° from true north, clockwise from north, that is roughly towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,172 km away on the great circle. To face the Qibla, hold your phone flat away from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle shows 269.8°.
Fasting hours in Sītāpur during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sītāpur is around 5:21 AM and iftar at 5:53 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 23 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:56 AM and iftar to 6:12 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Sītāpur is located
Sītāpur is located at 27.5619° N, 80.6827° E, in State of Uttar Pradesh, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Lucknow, 84 km away. Close by you will find Khairābād (8 km), Misrikh (21 km), and Maholi (23 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
- Sītāpur
- Type
- City
- Part of
- State of Uttar Pradesh, India
- Population
- 164,435
- Coordinates
- 27.56192, 80.68265
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 269.8° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,172 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Sītāpur
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Sītāpur comes roughly 79 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:57 PM instead of 3:38 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:15 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
Good to know: add this page to your home screen to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
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Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Sītāpur
Which calculation method is used for Sītāpur?
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 Sītāpur?
The Qibla in Sītāpur is 269.8° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,172 km away.
How long is the fast in Sītāpur during Ramadan?
About 12 h 23 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Sītāpur differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Sītāpur is 360 km from New Delhi, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Sītāpur comes about 14 minutes earlier than in New Delhi.
When is Fajr in Sītāpur?
Fajr in Sītāpur depends on the season: about 3:40 AM on 21 June and about 5:30 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.