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Prayer times in Haldwani
Residents of and visitors to Haldwani can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Haldwani is a city in India, in Uttarakhand, with about 139,497 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 Haldwani today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Haldwani
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Haldwani
Prayer times in Haldwani change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:38 AM and Maghrib at 7:14 PM, giving a day of 14 h 01 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:37 AM and Maghrib to 5:18 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 17 min. The difference 3 h 44 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 | 4:57 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:38 AM | 5:13 AM | 12:14 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:49 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:41 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:27 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:37 AM | 7:01 AM | 12:10 PM | 2:59 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:43 PM |
Haldwani lies 235 km east of New Delhi, so Dhuhr in Haldwani comes roughly 9 minutes earlier than in New Delhi. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Haldwani.
Finding the Qibla from Haldwani
Qibla from Haldwani: 267.0° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,064 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Haldwani is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Haldwani
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Haldwani is around 5:26 AM and iftar at 5:56 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 above when the month arrives.
Where Haldwani is located
The coordinates of Haldwani are 29.2225° N and 79.5286° E. The nearest cities on our site are Nainital (21 km), Rudrapur (30 km), and Kichha (35 km). Morādābād, the nearest administrative centre, is 85 km away. Check the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which is useful when you travel around Uttarakhand.
- Name
- Haldwani
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Uttarakhand, India
- Population
- 139,497
- Coordinates
- 29.22254, 79.52860
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 267.0° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,064 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Haldwani
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Haldwani comes about 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:05 PM instead of 3:47 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:19 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are travelling to Haldwani, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Haldwani
Prayer times in Haldwani: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Haldwani?
Fajr in Haldwani depends on the season: about 3:38 AM on 21 June and about 5:37 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Haldwani?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:18 PM on 21 December and 7:14 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Haldwani?
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 Haldwani?
The Qibla in Haldwani is 267.0° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,064 km away.
How long is the fast in Haldwani during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 19 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.