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Prayer times in Moritake
Residents of and visitors to Moritake can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Moritake is a city in Japan, in Akita, with about 15,254 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates 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 Moritake
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Moritake
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Moritake change through the year
Prayer times in Moritake vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:07 AM and Maghrib at 7:12 PM, for a day of 15 h 02 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:20 AM and Maghrib to 4:17 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 19 min. The difference 5 h 42 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:14 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:07 AM | 4:11 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:40 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:07 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 3:56 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:32 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:20 AM | 6:58 AM | 11:37 AM | 1:59 PM | 4:17 PM | 5:49 PM |
Moritake lies 491 km north of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Moritake is called roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Moritake.
Qibla direction in Moritake
In Moritake you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 292.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,315 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Moritake and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Moritake
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Moritake is at about 5:00 AM and iftar at 5:06 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 56 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:22 AM and iftar to 5:39 PM, for a fast of 13 h 07 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Moritake on the map
Moritake lies at 40.0967° N, 140.0774° E, in Akita, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Noshiro, 13 km away. Close by you will find Noshiro (13 km), Tennō (24 km), and Katagami (25 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Moritake
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Akita, Japan
- Population
- 15,254
- Coordinates
- 40.09670, 140.07735
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,315 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Moritake
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Moritake comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:54 PM instead of 3:40 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:47 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Moritake, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Moritake
Prayer times in Moritake: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Moritake differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Moritake is 491 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Moritake comes roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
When is Maghrib in Moritake?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:17 PM on 21 December and 7:12 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Moritake?
Fajr in Moritake depends on the season: about 2:07 AM on 21 June and about 5:20 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Moritake during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 56 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Moritake?
The Qibla in Moritake is 292.9° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,315 km away.