City · Chiba
Prayer times in Sōsa
Muslims living in Sōsa can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Sōsa is a city in Japan, in Chiba, with about 35,674 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.
Salah times in Sōsa today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Sōsa
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading the monthly timetable… | |||||||
Summer and winter prayer times in Sōsa
It helps to know how prayer times in Sōsa move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:33 AM on 21 June and 5:12 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 39 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:28 PM and 6:57 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 35 min in the summer solstice and falls to 9 h 44 min around 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 | 4:17 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:09 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:33 AM | 4:22 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:39 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:00 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:30 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:55 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:12 AM | 6:43 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:10 PM | 4:28 PM | 5:54 PM |
Sōsa is located 78 km east of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Sōsa is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Tokyo. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Sōsa.
Qibla in Sōsa and distance to Makkah
The Qibla in Sōsa is at 293.5° from true north, measured clockwise, which means approximately towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,545 km away on the great circle. To face the Qibla, hold your phone flat far from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle points to 293.5°.
Ramadan timetable for Sōsa
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sōsa is around 4:56 AM and iftar at 5:12 PM, for a fast of 12 h 06 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:23 AM and iftar to 5:39 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Sōsa is located
Sōsa is located at 35.7154° N, 140.5531° E, in Chiba, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Asahi, 9 km away. Nearby places include Yōkaichiba (2 km), Asahi (9 km), and Yokoshiba (10 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Sōsa
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Chiba, Japan
- Population
- 35,674
- Coordinates
- 35.71541, 140.55309
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,545 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Sōsa
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Sōsa is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:45 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:29 PM for the majority, 4:44 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: bookmark this page to see the prayer times of Sōsa in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
Prayer times near Sōsa
Prayer times in Sōsa: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Sōsa during Ramadan?
About 12 h 06 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Sōsa differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Sōsa is 78 km from Tokyo, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Sōsa is called about 3 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
What time is Fajr in Sōsa?
Fajr in Sōsa changes with the seasons: about 2:33 AM on 21 June and about 5:12 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Sōsa?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:28 PM on 21 December and 6:57 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Sōsa?
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.