Regional capital · Yazd Province
Prayer times in Yazd
Residents of and visitors to Yazd can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Yazd is a regional capital in Iran, in Yazd Province, with about 477,905 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Yazd today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran method.
Yazd prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Yazd
Prayer times in Yazd vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:09 AM and Maghrib at 7:21 PM, for a day of 14 h 14 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:23 AM and Maghrib to 5:12 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 04 min. That is a difference of 4 h 10 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:37 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:06 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:09 AM | 4:47 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:34 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:16 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:21 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 6:06 PM | 6:51 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:23 AM | 6:48 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:34 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:00 PM |
Yazd lies 502 km south-east of Tehran, so Dhuhr in Yazd is called roughly 12 minutes earlier than in Tehran. 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 Yazd.
Finding the Qibla from Yazd
From Yazd you face towards the south-west, at an angle of 234.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 1,853 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yazd 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.
Fasting hours in Yazd during Ramadan
For those fasting in Yazd, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 5:51 PM and imsak at 5:10 AM on the first day, 12 h 31 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:13 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 22 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Iran.
Yazd on the map
The coordinates of Yazd are 31.8972° N and 54.3675° E. The closest places on our site are Ashkez̄ar (19 km), Taft (23 km), and Mahrīz (36 km). Check the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which is useful when you travel around Yazd Province.
- Name
- Yazd
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Yazd Province, Iran
- Population
- 477,905
- Coordinates
- 31.89722, 54.36750
- Time zone
- UTC+3:30
- Calculation method
- Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran
- Qibla direction
- 234.6° (south-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 1,853 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Yazd
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Yazd comes about 77 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:51 PM instead of 3:34 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:00 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
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Prayer times in Yazd: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Yazd?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:12 PM on 21 December and 7:21 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Yazd differ from Tehran?
Yes. Yazd is 502 km from Tehran, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Yazd comes about 12 minutes earlier than in Tehran.
How long is the fast in Yazd during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 31 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 22 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Yazd?
The Qibla in Yazd is 234.6° from true north, towards the south-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 1,853 km away.
When is Fajr in Yazd?
Fajr in Yazd changes with the seasons: about 3:09 AM on 21 June and about 5:23 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.