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Prayer times in Yakumo
Residents of and visitors to Yakumo can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Yakumo is a city in Japan, in Hokkaido, with about 15,826 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Yakumo
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Yakumo prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Yakumo by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Yakumo move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 1:48 AM on 21 June and 5:22 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 34 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:09 PM and 7:19 PM. Daylight reaches 15 h 16 min in the summer solstice and falls to 9 h 05 min around the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:10 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 1:48 AM | 4:02 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:44 PM | 7:19 PM | 9:23 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 3:52 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:32 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:22 AM | 7:04 AM | 11:37 AM | 1:52 PM | 4:09 PM | 5:45 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Yakumo is called roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 19 minutes later than in the capital. Yakumo is 732 km from the capital, towards the north. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Yakumo and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Yakumo: 292.7° (north-west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 9,237 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Yakumo remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Yakumo
Ramadan in Yakumo: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:00 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:01 PM, roughly 11 h 51 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 08 min, longer by 77 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
About Yakumo
Yakumo lies at 42.2539° N, 140.2692° E, in Hokkaido, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Date, 55 km away. Nearby places include Honchō (53 km), Date (55 km), and Hokuto (57 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yakumo
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Population
- 15,826
- Coordinates
- 42.25389, 140.26917
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.7° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,237 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Yakumo
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Yakumo is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:47 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 3:44 PM for the majority, 4:58 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Yakumo (UTC+9), wherever you are.
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Prayer times in Yakumo: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Yakumo?
Fajr in Yakumo changes with the seasons: about 1:48 AM on 21 June and about 5:22 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Yakumo differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Yakumo is 732 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Yakumo comes about 2 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
When is Maghrib in Yakumo?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:09 PM on 21 December and 7:19 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Yakumo?
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 Yakumo during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 51 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 08 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.