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Prayer times in Yuzawa
Looking for the prayer times in Yuzawa? On this page you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Yuzawa, Akita. Every figure is computed for 39.1667° N, 140.5000° E, which means the times match Yuzawa itself rather than the nearest big city.
Namaz times in Yuzawa today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Yuzawa
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Yuzawa change through the year
It helps to know how prayer times in Yuzawa move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:12 AM on 21 June and 5:17 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 05 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:18 PM and 7:07 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 56 min around the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 25 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 | 4:13 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:14 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:12 AM | 4:12 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:37 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:59 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 3:56 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:31 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:59 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:17 AM | 6:53 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:18 PM | 5:49 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Yuzawa is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 7 minutes later than in the capital. Yuzawa is 393 km from the capital, towards the north. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Yuzawa
In Yuzawa you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 293.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,389 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yuzawa 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.
Fasting hours in Yuzawa during Ramadan
Ramadan in Yuzawa: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:58 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:06 PM, roughly 11 h 58 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 07 min, longer by 69 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Where Yuzawa is located
Yuzawa is located at 39.1667° N, 140.5000° E, in Akita, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Yokote, 17 km away. Close by you will find Yokote (17 km), Rokugō (28 km), and Daisen (31 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yuzawa
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Akita, Japan
- Population
- 44,346
- Coordinates
- 39.16667, 140.50000
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.2° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,389 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Yuzawa
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Yuzawa comes roughly 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:51 PM instead of 3:37 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:46 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
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Prayer times in Yuzawa: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Yuzawa?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:18 PM on 21 December and 7:07 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Yuzawa differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Yuzawa is 393 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Yuzawa comes about 3 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
When is Fajr in Yuzawa?
Fajr in Yuzawa changes with the seasons: about 2:12 AM on 21 June and about 5:17 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Yuzawa?
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.
What is the Qibla direction in Yuzawa?
The Qibla in Yuzawa is 293.2° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,389 km away.