City · Basra Governorate
Prayer times in Al Fāw
Residents of and visitors to Al Fāw can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Al Fāw is a city in Iraq, in Basra Governorate, with about 104,569 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Al Fāw
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Al Fāw
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Al Fāw by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Al Fāw move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:09 AM on 21 June and 5:12 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 03 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:51 PM and 6:50 PM. Daylight peaks at 14 h 05 min in the summer solstice and drops to 10 h 13 min in the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:31 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:21 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:12 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:09 AM | 4:46 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:15 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:57 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:12 AM | 6:37 AM | 11:44 AM | 2:32 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:11 PM |
Al Fāw is located 538 km south-east of Baghdad, so Dhuhr in Al Fāw is called roughly 16 minutes earlier than in Baghdad. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Al Fāw.
Finding the Qibla from Al Fāw
The Qibla in Al Fāw is at 224.3° from true north, clockwise from north, that is roughly towards the south-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 1,285 km away on the great circle. To face the Qibla, place your compass on a flat surface away from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle points to 224.3°.
Ramadan timetable for Al Fāw
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Al Fāw is around 5:01 AM and iftar at 5:29 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 18 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:34 AM and iftar to 5:50 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Al Fāw is located
Al Fāw is located at 29.9742° N, 48.4731° E, in Basra Governorate, in Iraq. The nearest administrative centre is Az Zubayr, 88 km away. Nearby places include Umm Qaşr (54 km), Şafwān (75 km), and Abū al-Kahṣīb (77 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Al Fāw
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Basra Governorate, Iraq
- Population
- 104,569
- Coordinates
- 29.97421, 48.47309
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 224.3° (south-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 1,285 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Al Fāw
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Al Fāw takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:54 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 78 minutes around 21 June: 3:23 PM for the majority, 4:41 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Al Fāw (UTC+3), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Al Fāw
- Umm Qaşr54 km · west
- Şafwān75 km · west
- Abū al-Kahṣīb77 km · north-west
- Az Zubayr88 km · north-west
- Basra89 km · north-west
- Al Qurnah153 km · north-west
- Al Madīnah159 km · north-west
- Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd201 km · north-west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Al Fāw
Do prayer times in Al Fāw differ from Baghdad?
Yes. Al Fāw is 538 km from Baghdad, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Al Fāw comes roughly 16 minutes earlier than in Baghdad.
When is Maghrib in Al Fāw?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:51 PM on 21 December and 6:50 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Al Fāw?
Fajr in Al Fāw depends on the season: about 3:09 AM on 21 June and about 5:12 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Al Fāw?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
How long is the fast in Al Fāw during Ramadan?
About 12 h 18 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.