City · Central Kalimantan
Prayer times in Sampit
Muslims living in Sampit can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Sampit is a city in Indonesia, in Central Kalimantan, with about 166,773 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.
Prayer times in Sampit today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Kemenag, Indonesia method.
Sampit prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Sampit by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Sampit move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:53 AM on 21 December and 4:07 AM on 21 June, a shift of 13 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:29 PM and 5:34 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 16 min in the december solstice and drops to 11 h 59 min in the june solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:16 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:40 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:48 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:07 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:30 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:44 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:01 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:21 AM | 2:25 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:33 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:53 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:50 PM |
Sampit does not use the same time zone as the capital Jakarta: local time here is UTC+7. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Sampit comes roughly 24 minutes earlier than in Jakarta, while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 791 km between the two cities.
Finding the Qibla from Sampit
Qibla direction for Sampit: 292.9° (north-west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 8,372 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Sampit is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Sampit
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sampit is at about 4:06 AM and iftar at 5:49 PM, for a fast of 13 h 32 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:08 AM and iftar to 5:43 PM, for a fast of 13 h 25 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Sampit on the map
Sampit lies at 2.5315° S, 112.9496° E, in Central Kalimantan, in Indonesia. The nearest administrative centre is Palangkaraya, 113 km away. Nearby places include Palangkaraya (113 km), Pangkalanbuun (148 km), and Kualakapuas (168 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Sampit
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Population
- 166,773
- Coordinates
- -2.53150, 112.94960
- Time zone
- UTC+7
- Calculation method
- Kemenag, Indonesia
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,372 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Sampit
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Sampit comes about 55 minutes later around the june solstice (3:49 PM instead of 2:54 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:36 AM around the march equinox, changing slightly over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Sampit and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Sampit
- Palangkaraya113 km · east
- Pangkalanbuun148 km · west
- Kualakapuas168 km · east
- Banjarmasin202 km · south-east
- Manismata213 km · west
- Banjarbaru233 km · south-east
- Martapura234 km · south-east
- Amuntai256 km · east
Prayer times in Sampit: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Sampit?
We use the Kemenag, Indonesia method: Fajr at 20° 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 Sampit?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:29 PM on 21 June and 5:34 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Sampit?
Fajr in Sampit changes with the seasons: about 3:53 AM on 21 December and about 4:07 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Sampit?
The Qibla in Sampit is 292.9° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 8,372 km away.
How long is the fast in Sampit during Ramadan?
Roughly 13 h 32 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 25 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.