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Prayer times in Chennimalai
Muslims living in Chennimalai can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Chennimalai is a city in India, in Tamil Nadu, with about 16,268 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Chennimalai today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Chennimalai
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Chennimalai
Prayer times in Chennimalai vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:40 AM and Maghrib at 6:45 PM, giving a day of 12 h 47 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:18 AM and Maghrib to 6:02 PM, and the day is just 11 h 28 min. That is a difference of 1 h 18 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:14 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:40 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:40 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:59 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:25 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:18 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:17 PM |
Chennimalai lies 1,942 km south of New Delhi, so Dhuhr in Chennimalai is called about 2 minutes earlier 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 Chennimalai.
Qibla in Chennimalai and distance to Makkah
In Chennimalai you pray towards the west, at an angle of 290.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,178 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Chennimalai 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Chennimalai
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Chennimalai is at about 5:20 AM and iftar at 6:25 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 55 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:10 AM and iftar to 6:30 PM, for a fast of 13 h 10 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Chennimalai on the map
The coordinates of Chennimalai are 11.1638° N and 77.6039° E. The nearest cities on our site are Perundurai (13 km), Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam (15 km), and Kangayam (18 km). Chamrajnagar, the nearest administrative centre, is 111 km away. Open the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel around Tamil Nadu.
- Name
- Chennimalai
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Population
- 16,268
- Coordinates
- 11.16378, 77.60388
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 290.7° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,178 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Chennimalai
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Chennimalai comes roughly 66 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:54 PM instead of 3:48 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:27 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Chennimalai, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Chennimalai
- Perundurai13 km · north
- Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam15 km · north
- Kangayam18 km · south
- Tindal19 km · north-east
- Sivagiri21 km · east
- Periya Semūr24 km · north-east
- Erode24 km · north-east
- Nallūr24 km · west
Prayer times in Chennimalai: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Chennimalai?
The Qibla in Chennimalai is 290.7° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,178 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Chennimalai?
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.
When is Maghrib in Chennimalai?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:02 PM on 21 December and 6:45 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Chennimalai during Ramadan?
About 12 h 55 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Chennimalai?
Fajr in Chennimalai changes with the seasons: about 4:40 AM on 21 June and about 5:18 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.