City · Fukushima
Prayer times in Yabuki
Residents of and visitors to Yabuki can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Yabuki is a city in Japan, in Fukushima, with about 17,287 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Namaz times in Yabuki today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Yabuki prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading the monthly timetable… | |||||||
How prayer times in Yabuki change through the year
Prayer times in Yabuki vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:25 AM and Maghrib at 7:02 PM, giving a day of 14 h 43 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:15 AM and Maghrib to 4:25 PM, and the day is just 9 h 36 min. That is a difference of 5 h 07 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 | 4:17 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:12 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:25 AM | 4:19 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:33 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:48 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:00 AM | 5:27 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 | 2:07 PM | 4:25 PM | 5:53 PM |
Yabuki lies 177 km north of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Yabuki is called about 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Yabuki.
Finding the Qibla from Yabuki
From Yabuki you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 293.3° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,460 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yabuki 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 Yabuki during Ramadan
Ramadan in Yabuki: 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, 5:10 PM, roughly 12 h 03 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 64 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Yabuki on the map
The coordinates of Yabuki are 37.2000° N and 140.3167° E. The nearest cities on our site are Shirakawa (10 km), Sukagawa (11 km), and Ishikawa (13 km). Shirakawa, the nearest administrative centre, is 10 km away. Open the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel around Fukushima.
- Name
- Yabuki
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Fukushima, Japan
- Population
- 17,287
- Coordinates
- 37.20000, 140.31667
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.3° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,460 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Yabuki
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Yabuki comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:48 PM instead of 3:33 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:46 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
Tip: add this page to your home screen to see the prayer times of Yabuki in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Nearby cities to Yabuki
Prayer times in Yabuki: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Yabuki?
Fajr in Yabuki depends on the season: 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.
When is Maghrib in Yabuki?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:25 PM on 21 December and 7:02 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Yabuki?
The Qibla in Yabuki is 293.3° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,460 km away.
Do prayer times in Yabuki differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Yabuki is 177 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Yabuki is called roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
Which calculation method is used for Yabuki?
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.