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Prayer times in Kashima-shi
Muslims living in Kashima-shi can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Kashima-shi is a city in Japan, in Ibaraki, with about 66,950 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Kashima-shi today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Kashima-shi
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Kashima-shi change through the year
Prayer times in Kashima-shi vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:31 AM and Maghrib at 6:57 PM, giving a day of 14 h 36 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:12 AM and Maghrib to 4:27 PM, and the day is just 9 h 43 min. The difference 4 h 53 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:17 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:09 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:31 AM | 4:21 AM | 11:39 AM | 3:29 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:40 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:00 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:30 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:54 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:12 AM | 6:44 AM | 11:35 AM | 2:09 PM | 4:27 PM | 5:53 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Kashima-shi is called about 4 minutes earlier than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 3 minutes earlier than in the capital. Kashima-shi is 91 km from the capital, towards the east. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Kashima-shi
Qibla direction for Kashima-shi: 293.5° (north-west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 9,542 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Kashima-shi is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Kashima-shi
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Kashima-shi is at about 4:56 AM and iftar at 5:11 PM, for a fast of 12 h 05 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:23 AM and iftar to 5:39 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Kashima-shi on the map
Kashima-shi is located at 35.9654° N, 140.6447° E, in Ibaraki, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Kamisu, 8 km away. Nearby places include Kamisu (8 km), Itako (9 km), and Omigawa (13 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Kashima-shi
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Ibaraki, Japan
- Population
- 66,950
- Coordinates
- 35.96536, 140.64474
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,542 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Kashima-shi
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Kashima-shi comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:44 PM instead of 3:29 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:45 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
Good to know: bookmark this page to see the prayer times of Kashima-shi in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
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Prayer times in Kashima-shi: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Kashima-shi?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:27 PM on 21 December and 6:57 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Kashima-shi during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 05 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Kashima-shi?
Fajr in Kashima-shi depends on the season: about 2:31 AM on 21 June and about 5:12 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Kashima-shi differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Kashima-shi is 91 km from Tokyo, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Kashima-shi is called roughly 4 minutes earlier than in Tokyo.
What is the Qibla direction in Kashima-shi?
The Qibla in Kashima-shi is 293.5° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,542 km away.