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Prayer times in Kashiwazaki
Muslims living in Kashiwazaki can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Kashiwazaki is a city in Japan, in Niigata, with about 86,183 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location 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 Kashiwazaki
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Kashiwazaki
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Kashiwazaki change through the year
It is useful to know how prayer times in Kashiwazaki move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:31 AM on 21 June and 5:22 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 51 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:31 PM and 7:10 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 44 min in the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 35 min in 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 | 5:51 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:31 AM | 4:25 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:40 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:56 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:06 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:38 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:22 AM | 6:56 AM | 11:44 AM | 2:13 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:00 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Kashiwazaki is called roughly 5 minutes later than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 9 minutes later than in the capital. Kashiwazaki is 213 km from the capital, towards the north-west. For this reason we calculate each place with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Kashiwazaki
In Kashiwazaki you face towards the west, at an angle of 292.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,309 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Kashiwazaki and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Kashiwazaki
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Kashiwazaki is at about 5:05 AM and iftar at 5:17 PM, for a fast of 12 h 02 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:30 AM and iftar to 5:47 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 07 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Kashiwazaki on the map
Kashiwazaki is located at 37.3667° N, 138.5500° E, in Niigata, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Ojiya, 23 km away. Nearby places include Ojiya (23 km), Nagaoka (28 km), and Tōkamachi (32 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Kashiwazaki
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Niigata, Japan
- Population
- 86,183
- Coordinates
- 37.36667, 138.55000
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.2° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,309 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Kashiwazaki
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Kashiwazaki takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:53 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:40 PM for the majority, 4:55 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Tip: 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.
Nearby cities to Kashiwazaki
- Ojiya23 km · east
- Nagaoka28 km · east
- Tōkamachi32 km · south-east
- Jōetsu37 km · south-west
- Mitsuke39 km · north-east
- Uonuma39 km · east
- Tochio-honchō41 km · east
- Minamiuonuma43 km · south-east
Prayer times in Kashiwazaki: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Kashiwazaki?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:31 PM on 21 December and 7:10 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Kashiwazaki?
Fajr in Kashiwazaki depends on the season: about 2:31 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 Kashiwazaki differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Kashiwazaki is 213 km from Tokyo, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Kashiwazaki comes roughly 5 minutes later than in Tokyo.
What is the Qibla direction in Kashiwazaki?
The Qibla in Kashiwazaki is 292.2° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,309 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Kashiwazaki?
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.