City · West Java
Prayer times in Kawalu
Residents of and visitors to Kawalu can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Kawalu is a city in Indonesia, in West Java, with about 50,541 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.
Salah times in Kawalu today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Kemenag, Indonesia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Kawalu
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Kawalu by season
Prayer times in Kawalu vary a lot between the seasons. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at about 4:02 AM and Maghrib at 6:02 PM, for a day of 12 h 33 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 4:34 AM and Maghrib to 5:40 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 42 min. That is a difference of 0 h 52 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:34 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:07 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:34 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:55 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:19 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:52 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:02 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:18 PM |
Compared with Jakarta, Dhuhr in Kawalu is called roughly 5 minutes earlier than in Jakarta, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 7 minutes earlier than in the capital. Kawalu is 199 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. For this reason we calculate each place separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Kawalu and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Kawalu: 295.1° (north-west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 8,112 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Kawalu remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Kawalu
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Kawalu is at about 4:19 AM and iftar at 6:13 PM, for a fast of 13 h 44 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:24 AM and iftar to 6:03 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 29 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Kawalu on the map
Kawalu is located at 7.3817° S, 108.2082° E, in West Java, in Indonesia. The nearest administrative centre is Singaparna, 11 km away. Close by you will find Tasikmalaya (6 km), Singaparna (11 km), and Ciamis (17 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Kawalu
- Type
- City
- Part of
- West Java, Indonesia
- Population
- 50,541
- Coordinates
- -7.38170, 108.20820
- Time zone
- UTC+7
- Calculation method
- Kemenag, Indonesia
- Qibla direction
- 295.1° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,112 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Kawalu
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Kawalu comes about 52 minutes later around the june solstice (4:02 PM instead of 3:10 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:55 AM around the march equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you observe your prayers on time in Kawalu and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Kawalu
- Tasikmalaya6 km · north
- Singaparna11 km · west
- Ciamis17 km · east
- Rajapolah18 km · north
- Wanaraja34 km · north-west
- Garut35 km · north-west
- Kuningan54 km · north-east
- Paseh57 km · north-west
Prayer times in Kawalu: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Kawalu differ from Jakarta?
Yes. Kawalu is 199 km from Jakarta, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Kawalu is called about 5 minutes earlier than in Jakarta.
Which calculation method is used for Kawalu?
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.
How long is the fast in Kawalu during Ramadan?
About 13 h 44 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 29 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Kawalu?
Fajr in Kawalu changes with the seasons: about 4:02 AM on 21 December and about 4:34 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Kawalu?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:40 PM on 21 June and 6:02 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.