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Prayer times in Wakkanai
Looking for the prayer times in Wakkanai? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, updated automatically every day, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Wakkanai, Hokkaido. Every figure is computed for 45.4094° N, 141.6739° E, which means the times match Wakkanai itself rather than the nearest big city.
Salah times in Wakkanai today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Wakkanai
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Wakkanai change through the year
Prayer times in Wakkanai change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 1:15 AM and Maghrib at 7:25 PM, giving a day of 15 h 40 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:22 AM and Maghrib to 3:53 PM, and the day lasts only 8 h 43 min. That is a difference of 6 h 57 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 | 3:58 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:18 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 1:15 AM | 3:45 AM | 11:35 AM | 3:45 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:47 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 3:41 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:26 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:22 AM | 7:10 AM | 11:31 AM | 1:35 PM | 3:53 PM | 5:34 PM |
Wakkanai lies 1,094 km north of Tokyo, so Dhuhr in Wakkanai comes about 8 minutes earlier than in Tokyo. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Wakkanai.
Qibla direction in Wakkanai
From Wakkanai you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 293.3° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,203 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Wakkanai 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 Wakkanai during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Wakkanai is at about 4:56 AM and iftar at 4:49 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 44 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:10 AM and iftar to 5:30 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 10 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Wakkanai on the map
Wakkanai lies at 45.4094° N, 141.6739° E, in Hokkaido, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Nayoro, 133 km away. Nearby places include Makubetsu (12 km), Nayoro (133 km), and Shibetsu (149 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Wakkanai
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Population
- 33,869
- Coordinates
- 45.40944, 141.67389
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.3° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,203 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Wakkanai
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Wakkanai is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:41 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 3:45 PM for the majority, 4:59 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: bookmark this page to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
Prayer times near Wakkanai
Prayer times in Wakkanai: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Wakkanai?
Fajr in Wakkanai depends on the season: about 1:15 AM on 21 June and about 5:22 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Wakkanai?
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 Wakkanai during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 44 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Wakkanai?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:53 PM on 21 December and 7:25 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Wakkanai?
The Qibla in Wakkanai is 293.3° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,203 km away.