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Prayer times in Sekimachi
Residents of and visitors to Sekimachi can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Sekimachi is a city in Japan, in Gifu, with about 85,283 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Namaz times in Sekimachi today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Sekimachi
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sekimachi
Prayer times in Sekimachi vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:49 AM and Maghrib at 7:11 PM, giving a day of 14 h 34 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:26 AM and Maghrib to 4:43 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 46 min. That is a difference of 4 h 48 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:32 AM | 5:57 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:23 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:49 AM | 4:37 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:43 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:52 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:15 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:09 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:26 AM | 6:57 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:25 PM | 4:43 PM | 6:09 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Sekimachi is called roughly 11 minutes later than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 11 minutes later than in the capital. Sekimachi is 252 km away from the capital, towards the west. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Sekimachi
In Sekimachi you face towards the west, at an angle of 291.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,251 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Sekimachi 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 Sekimachi
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sekimachi is around 5:10 AM and iftar at 5:27 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 06 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:38 AM and iftar to 5:54 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 Sekimachi is located
The coordinates of Sekimachi are 35.4833° N and 136.9167° E. The nearest cities on our site are Mino (6 km), Kakamigahara (9 km), and Minokamo (10 km). Mino, the nearest administrative centre, is 6 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel across Gifu.
- Name
- Sekimachi
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Gifu, Japan
- Population
- 85,283
- Coordinates
- 35.48333, 136.91667
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 291.5° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,251 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Sekimachi
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Sekimachi is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:00 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:43 PM for the majority, 4:58 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Sekimachi, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Sekimachi
Prayer times in Sekimachi: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Sekimachi?
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.
How long is the fast in Sekimachi 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.
What is the Qibla direction in Sekimachi?
The Qibla in Sekimachi is 291.5° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,251 km away.
Do prayer times in Sekimachi differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Sekimachi is 252 km from Tokyo, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Sekimachi is called roughly 11 minutes later than in Tokyo.
When is Fajr in Sekimachi?
Fajr in Sekimachi depends on the season: about 2:49 AM on 21 June and about 5:26 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.