City · State of West Bengal
Prayer times in Krishnanagar
Residents of and visitors to Krishnanagar can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Krishnanagar is a city in India, in State of West Bengal, with about 145,926 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Krishnanagar today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Krishnanagar
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Krishnanagar change through the year
Prayer times in Krishnanagar vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:23 AM and Maghrib at 6:25 PM, giving a day of 13 h 35 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:52 AM and Maghrib to 4:55 PM, and the day is just 10 h 42 min. That is a difference of 2 h 53 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 | 4:26 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:23 AM | 4:50 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:55 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:53 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:10 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:29 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:47 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:52 AM | 6:13 AM | 11:34 AM | 2:35 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:15 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Krishnanagar comes about 45 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 57 minutes earlier than in the capital. Krishnanagar is 1,266 km from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Krishnanagar and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Krishnanagar: 277.4° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,984 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Krishnanagar remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Krishnanagar
Ramadan in Krishnanagar: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:47 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:27 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).
Where Krishnanagar is located
Krishnanagar is located at 23.4058° N, 88.4907° E, in State of West Bengal, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Kolkata, 95 km away. Nearby places include Nabadwip (12 km), Bagulā (17 km), and Shāntipur (19 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Krishnanagar
- Type
- City
- Part of
- State of West Bengal, India
- Population
- 145,926
- Coordinates
- 23.40576, 88.49073
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 277.4° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,984 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Krishnanagar
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Krishnanagar comes roughly 82 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:17 PM instead of 2:55 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:44 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Krishnanagar (UTC+5:30), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Krishnanagar
Prayer times in Krishnanagar: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Krishnanagar?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:55 PM on 21 December and 6:25 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Krishnanagar?
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.
How long is the fast in Krishnanagar during Ramadan?
About 12 h 31 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Krishnanagar?
The Qibla in Krishnanagar is 277.4° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,984 km away.
When is Fajr in Krishnanagar?
Fajr in Krishnanagar changes with the seasons: about 3:23 AM on 21 June and about 4:52 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.