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Prayer times in Almora
Muslims living in Almora can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Almora is a city in India, in Uttarakhand, with about 32,442 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Almora today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Almora
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Almora
It helps to know how prayer times in Almora move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 3:36 AM on 21 June and 5:37 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 01 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:17 PM and 7:14 PM. Daylight peaks at 14 h 03 min around the summer solstice and falls to 10 h 15 min in the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:57 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:36 AM | 5:12 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:50 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:40 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:27 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:37 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:09 PM | 2:58 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:42 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Almora comes roughly 10 minutes earlier than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 7 minutes earlier than in the capital. Almora is 261 km away from the capital, towards the north-east. That is why we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Almora
Qibla direction for Almora: 266.6° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,079 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Almora is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Almora
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Almora is around 5:26 AM and iftar at 5:55 PM, for a fast of 12 h 19 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:00 AM and iftar to 6:16 PM, for a fast of 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Almora is located
Almora lies at 29.5971° N, 79.6591° E, in Uttarakhand, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Morādābād, 120 km away. Close by you will find Rānikhet (22 km), Nainital (30 km), and Haldwani (44 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Almora
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Uttarakhand, India
- Population
- 32,442
- Coordinates
- 29.59713, 79.65911
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 266.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,079 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Almora
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Almora takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:19 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 78 minutes around 21 June: 3:47 PM for the majority, 5:05 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Almora, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Almora
Prayer times in Almora: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Almora?
The Qibla in Almora is 266.6° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,079 km away.
What time is Fajr in Almora?
Fajr in Almora depends on the season: about 3:36 AM on 21 June and about 5:37 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Almora differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Almora is 261 km from New Delhi, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Almora comes about 10 minutes earlier than in New Delhi.
How long is the fast in Almora during Ramadan?
About 12 h 19 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Almora?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:17 PM on 21 December and 7:14 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.