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Prayer times in Murakami
This page shows today’s salah times in Murakami, Niigata, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a live countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in Japan.
Prayer times in Murakami today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Murakami
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Murakami by season
Prayer times in Murakami vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:22 AM and Maghrib at 7:09 PM, giving a day of 14 h 50 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:20 AM and Maghrib to 4:25 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 30 min. That is a difference of 5 h 19 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 | 4:19 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:22 AM | 4:19 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:39 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:57 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:02 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:35 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:20 AM | 6:55 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:07 PM | 4:25 PM | 5:55 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Murakami comes about 1 minute later than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 8 minutes later than in the capital. Murakami is 283 km away from the capital, towards the north. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Murakami
In Murakami you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 292.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,348 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Murakami 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Murakami
For those fasting in Murakami, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 5:12 PM and imsak at 5:01 AM on the first day, 12 h of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 5:43 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 07 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Japan.
Murakami on the map
Murakami is located at 38.2333° N, 139.4833° E, in Niigata, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Tainai, 20 km away. Close by you will find Tainai (20 km), Shibata (34 km), and Suibara (48 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Murakami
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Niigata, Japan
- Population
- 58,300
- Coordinates
- 38.23333, 139.48333
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 292.7° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,348 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Murakami
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Murakami is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:50 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:39 PM for the majority, 4:53 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Murakami, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Murakami
Prayer times in Murakami: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Murakami during Ramadan?
About 12 h at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Murakami?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:25 PM on 21 December and 7:09 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Murakami?
Fajr in Murakami changes with the seasons: about 2:22 AM on 21 June and about 5:20 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Murakami differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Murakami is 283 km from Tokyo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Murakami is called about 1 minute later than in Tokyo.
What is the Qibla direction in Murakami?
The Qibla in Murakami is 292.7° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,348 km away.