City · Saint James Parish
Prayer times in Barrett Town
Residents of and visitors to Barrett Town can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Barrett Town is a city in Jamaica, in Saint James Parish, with about 17,169 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.
Today’s prayer times in Barrett Town
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Barrett Town
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Barrett Town change through the year
Prayer times in Barrett Town vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:13 AM and Maghrib at 6:50 PM, for a day of 13 h 15 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:21 AM and Maghrib to 5:40 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 01 min. The difference 2 h 13 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 | 5:03 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:31 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:13 AM | 5:36 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:08 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:48 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:15 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:21 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:53 PM |
Barrett Town lies 121 km north-west of Kingston, so Dhuhr in Barrett Town comes roughly 4 minutes later than in Kingston. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Barrett Town.
Qibla direction in Barrett Town
Qibla direction for Barrett Town: 59.6° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 11,904 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Barrett Town is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Barrett Town
For those fasting in Barrett Town, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:09 PM and imsak at 5:18 AM on the first day, 12 h 41 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:19 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 08 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Jamaica.
About Barrett Town
Barrett Town is located at 18.5149° N, 77.8018° W, in Saint James Parish, in Jamaica. The nearest administrative centre is Montego Bay, 13 km away. Close by you will find Montego Bay (13 km), Falmouth (16 km), and Lucea (40 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Barrett Town
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- Population
- 17,169
- Coordinates
- 18.51491, -77.80178
- Time zone
- UTC−5
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 59.6° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,904 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Barrett Town
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Barrett Town takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:19 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:36 PM for the majority, 4:51 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: bookmark this page to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
Nearby cities to Barrett Town
- Montego Bay13 km · west
- Falmouth16 km · east
- Lucea40 km · west
- Savanna-la-Mar48 km · south-west
- Black River55 km · south
- Mandeville61 km · south-east
- St Ann's Bay64 km · east
- Ocho Rios75 km · east
Prayer times in Barrett Town: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Barrett Town differ from Kingston?
Yes. Barrett Town is 121 km from Kingston, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Barrett Town comes roughly 4 minutes later than in Kingston.
When is Maghrib in Barrett Town?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:40 PM on 21 December and 6:50 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Barrett Town?
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.
When is Fajr in Barrett Town?
Fajr in Barrett Town changes with the seasons: about 4:13 AM on 21 June and about 5:21 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Barrett Town?
The Qibla in Barrett Town is 59.6° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,904 km away.