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Prayer times in Sukagawa
Residents of and visitors to Sukagawa can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Sukagawa is a city in Japan, in Fukushima, with about 74,992 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Sukagawa today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Sukagawa
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sukagawa
Prayer times in Sukagawa vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:25 AM and Maghrib at 7:02 PM, giving a day of 14 h 44 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:15 AM and Maghrib to 4:24 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 36 min. That is a difference of 5 h 08 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 | 4:16 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:12 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:25 AM | 4:18 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:33 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:48 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 3:59 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:31 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:57 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:15 AM | 6:48 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:06 PM | 4:24 PM | 5:53 PM |
Sukagawa is located 188 km north of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Sukagawa comes about 3 minutes earlier 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 should not be used in Sukagawa.
Qibla direction in Sukagawa
In Sukagawa you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 293.3° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,462 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Sukagawa 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 Sukagawa
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sukagawa is around 4:57 AM and iftar at 5:10 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 02 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:23 AM and iftar to 5:39 PM, for a fast of 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Sukagawa is located
The coordinates of Sukagawa are 37.2833° N and 140.3833° E. The closest places on our site are Yabuki (11 km), Kōriyama (13 km), and Ishikawa (16 km). Kōriyama, the nearest administrative centre, is 13 km away. Open the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel around Fukushima.
- Name
- Sukagawa
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Fukushima, Japan
- Population
- 74,992
- Coordinates
- 37.28333, 140.38333
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.3° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,462 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Sukagawa
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Sukagawa comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:48 PM instead of 3:33 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:46 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you observe your prayers on time in Sukagawa and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Sukagawa
Prayer times in Sukagawa: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Sukagawa?
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 Maghrib in Sukagawa?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:24 PM on 21 December and 7:02 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Sukagawa differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Sukagawa is 188 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Sukagawa comes roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
What time is Fajr in Sukagawa?
Fajr in Sukagawa changes with the seasons: about 2:25 AM on 21 June and about 5:15 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Sukagawa?
The Qibla in Sukagawa is 293.3° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,462 km away.