City · West Kalimantan
Prayer times in Singkawang
Muslims living in Singkawang can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Singkawang is a city in Indonesia, in West Kalimantan, with about 253,812 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 Singkawang today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Kemenag, Indonesia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Singkawang
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Singkawang by season
Prayer times in Singkawang change noticeably over the year. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:16 AM and Maghrib at 5:51 PM, giving a day of 12 h 11 min. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:16 AM and Maghrib to 5:44 PM, and the day is just 12 h 04 min. That is a difference of 0 h 06 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 | 4:32 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:16 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:06 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:17 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:38 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:49 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:16 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:44 PM | 6:59 PM |
Singkawang is in a different time zone from the capital Jakarta: local time here is UTC+7. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Singkawang is called roughly 9 minutes earlier than in Jakarta, while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 827 km between the two cities.
Qibla direction in Singkawang
From Singkawang you face towards the west, at an angle of 292.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 7,818 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Singkawang and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Singkawang
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Singkawang is around 4:26 AM and iftar at 6:01 PM, for a fast of 13 h 24 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:25 AM and iftar to 5:58 PM, for a fast of 13 h 23 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Singkawang
Singkawang is located at 0.9093° N, 108.9846° E, in West Kalimantan, in Indonesia. The nearest administrative centre is Bengkayang, 51 km away. Nearby places include Sungai Raya (25 km), Pemangkat (29 km), and Bengkayang (51 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Singkawang
- Type
- City
- Part of
- West Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Population
- 253,812
- Coordinates
- 0.90925, 108.98463
- Time zone
- UTC+7
- Calculation method
- Kemenag, Indonesia
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 7,818 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Singkawang
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Singkawang is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:52 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 57 minutes around 21 June: 3:12 PM for the majority, 4:09 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Singkawang, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Singkawang
- Sungai Raya25 km · south
- Pemangkat29 km · north
- Bengkayang51 km · east
- Kota Sambas61 km · north-east
- Pontianak111 km · south
- Sintang295 km · east
- Manggar429 km · south
- Tanjung Pandan432 km · south
Prayer times in Singkawang: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Singkawang?
Fajr in Singkawang changes with the seasons: about 4:16 AM on 21 June and about 4:16 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Singkawang differ from Jakarta?
Yes. Singkawang is 827 km from Jakarta, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Singkawang is called about 9 minutes earlier than in Jakarta.
When is Maghrib in Singkawang?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:44 PM on 21 December and 5:51 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Singkawang?
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 Singkawang during Ramadan?
About 13 h 24 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 23 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.