City · Kanagawa
Prayer times in Sagamihara
Muslims living in Sagamihara can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Sagamihara is a city in Japan, in Kanagawa, with about 720,780 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Sagamihara today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Sagamihara prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sagamihara
It is useful to know how prayer times in Sagamihara move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:39 AM on 21 June and 5:17 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 38 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:33 PM and 7:02 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 34 min around the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 45 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 | 4:23 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:14 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:39 AM | 4:28 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:34 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:43 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:06 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:36 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:17 AM | 6:48 AM | 11:41 AM | 2:15 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:00 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Sagamihara comes roughly 2 minutes later than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 1 minute later than in the capital. Sagamihara is 43 km away from the capital, towards the west. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Sagamihara
From Sagamihara you face towards the north-west, at an angle of 292.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,443 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Sagamihara 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 Sagamihara during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Sagamihara is around 5:01 AM and iftar at 5:17 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 06 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:29 AM and iftar to 5:45 PM, for a fast of 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Sagamihara is located
Sagamihara lies at 35.5671° N, 139.2417° E, in Kanagawa, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Hachiōji, 12 km away. Close by you will find Aihara (8 km), Minawa (9 km), and Hachiōji (12 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Sagamihara
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Kanagawa, Japan
- Population
- 720,780
- Coordinates
- 35.56707, 139.24167
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,443 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Sagamihara
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Sagamihara comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:49 PM instead of 3:34 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:51 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are travelling to Sagamihara, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Sagamihara
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Sagamihara
Do prayer times in Sagamihara differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Sagamihara is 43 km from Tokyo, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Sagamihara comes roughly 2 minutes later than in Tokyo.
Which calculation method is used for Sagamihara?
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.
When is Maghrib in Sagamihara?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:33 PM on 21 December and 7:02 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Sagamihara 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 Sagamihara?
The Qibla in Sagamihara is 292.8° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,443 km away.