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Prayer times in Jalakandapuram
Muslims living in Jalakandapuram can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Jalakandapuram is a city in India, in Tamil Nadu, with about 16,184 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.
Adhan times in Jalakandapuram today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Jalakandapuram prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Jalakandapuram change through the year
Prayer times in Jalakandapuram vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:37 AM and Maghrib at 6:45 PM, giving a day of 12 h 49 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:17 AM and Maghrib to 6:00 PM, and the day is just 11 h 27 min. The difference 1 h 22 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 | 5:13 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:40 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:37 AM | 5:56 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:57 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:17 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:15 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Jalakandapuram is called about 3 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 37 minutes earlier than in the capital. Jalakandapuram is 1,883 km from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Jalakandapuram
Qibla direction for Jalakandapuram: 290.0° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,185 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Jalakandapuram remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Jalakandapuram
Ramadan in Jalakandapuram: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:20 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:23 PM, roughly 12 h 54 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 09 min, longer by 16 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Jalakandapuram
Jalakandapuram lies at 11.6978° N, 77.8730° E, in Tamil Nadu, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Chamrajnagar, 105 km away. Close by you will find Tāramangalam (11 km), Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti (12 km), and Mettur (13 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Jalakandapuram
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Population
- 16,184
- Coordinates
- 11.69779, 77.87298
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 290.0° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,185 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Jalakandapuram
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Jalakandapuram takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:26 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 67 minutes around 21 June: 3:47 PM for the majority, 4:54 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Jalakandapuram, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Jalakandapuram
- Tāramangalam11 km · east
- Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti12 km · north
- Mettur13 km · north-west
- Idappadi13 km · south
- Idangansālai15 km · south-east
- Vīrnūr17 km · north
- Mechcheri17 km · north-east
- Omalur19 km · east
Prayer times in Jalakandapuram: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Jalakandapuram?
Fajr in Jalakandapuram depends on the season: about 4:37 AM on 21 June and about 5:17 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Jalakandapuram differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Jalakandapuram is 1,883 km from New Delhi, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Jalakandapuram is called about 3 minutes earlier than in New Delhi.
How long is the fast in Jalakandapuram during Ramadan?
About 12 h 54 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 09 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Jalakandapuram?
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 Jalakandapuram?
The Qibla in Jalakandapuram is 290.0° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,185 km away.