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Prayer times in Yame
Looking for the prayer times in Yame? 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 Yame, Fukuoka. Every figure is computed for 33.2279° N, 130.6487° E, so the times reflect Yame itself rather than the nearest big city.
Adhan times in Yame today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Yame
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Yame by season
Prayer times in Yame change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:26 AM and Maghrib at 7:30 PM, for a day of 14 h 21 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:48 AM and Maghrib to 5:14 PM, and the day is just 9 h 57 min. That is a difference of 4 h 24 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:00 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:46 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:26 AM | 5:09 AM | 12:19 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:30 PM | 9:06 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:43 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:32 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:48 AM | 7:16 AM | 12:15 PM | 2:56 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:38 PM |
Yame is located 873 km west of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Yame comes roughly 36 minutes later than in Tokyo. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Yame.
Finding the Qibla from Yame
From Yame you pray towards the west, at an angle of 288.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 8,796 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yame 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Yame
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Yame is around 5:34 AM and iftar at 5:55 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 11 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:04 AM and iftar to 6:20 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Yame on the map
Yame lies at 33.2279° N, 130.6487° E, in Fukuoka, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Chikugo, 15 km away. Close by you will find Hirokawa (9 km), Tanushimarumachi-toyoki (14 km), and Chikugo (15 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yame
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Population
- 60,608
- Coordinates
- 33.22792, 130.64873
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 288.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,796 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Yame
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Yame comes roughly 76 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:19 PM instead of 4:02 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:25 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Yame, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Yame
- Hirokawa9 km · west
- Tanushimarumachi-toyoki14 km · north
- Chikugo15 km · west
- Kurume16 km · north-west
- Ukiha17 km · north-east
- Miyama18 km · south-west
- Setakamachi-takayanagi19 km · south-west
- Tachiarai19 km · north
Prayer times in Yame: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Yame?
The Qibla in Yame is 288.6° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 8,796 km away.
When is Maghrib in Yame?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:14 PM on 21 December and 7:30 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Yame during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 11 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Yame?
Fajr in Yame depends on the season: about 3:26 AM on 21 June and about 5:48 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Yame differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Yame is 873 km from Tokyo, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Yame is called roughly 36 minutes later than in Tokyo.