Regional capital · Gunma
Prayer times in Maebashi
This page shows today’s salah times in Maebashi, Gunma, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable you can print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Muslim World League method, which is commonly used in Japan.
Salah times in Maebashi today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Maebashi prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Maebashi
It is useful to know how prayer times in Maebashi move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:35 AM on 21 June and 5:19 AM on 21 December, a difference of 2 h 44 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:32 PM and 7:05 PM. Daylight peaks at 14 h 39 min around the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 41 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:22 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:18 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:35 AM | 4:26 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:36 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:48 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:05 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:36 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:01 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:19 AM | 6:51 AM | 11:41 AM | 2:14 PM | 4:32 PM | 5:59 PM |
Maebashi lies 96 km north-west of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Maebashi is called roughly 2 minutes later than in Tokyo. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Maebashi.
Qibla in Maebashi and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Maebashi: 292.6° (north-west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 9,394 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Maebashi is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Maebashi
Ramadan in Maebashi: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:02 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:17 PM, roughly 12 h 04 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 62 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
About Maebashi
Maebashi is located at 36.4000° N, 139.0833° E, in Gunma, in Japan. Nearby places include Kanekomachi (8 km), Takasaki (10 km), and Ogura (10 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Maebashi
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Gunma, Japan
- Population
- 332,149
- Coordinates
- 36.40000, 139.08333
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,394 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Maebashi
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Maebashi comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:51 PM instead of 3:36 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:51 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Maebashi, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Maebashi
- Kanekomachi8 km · west
- Takasaki10 km · south-west
- Ogura10 km · north-west
- Tamamura12 km · south
- Shibukawa12 km · north-west
- Isesaki14 km · south-east
- Fujioka17 km · south
- Ōmamachō-ōmama18 km · east
Prayer times in Maebashi: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Maebashi?
Fajr in Maebashi changes with the seasons: about 2:35 AM on 21 June and about 5:19 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Maebashi during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 04 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 Maebashi?
The Qibla in Maebashi is 292.6° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,394 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Maebashi?
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.
Do prayer times in Maebashi differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Maebashi is 96 km from Tokyo, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Maebashi comes about 2 minutes later than in Tokyo.