City · Yamaguchi
Prayer times in Nagato
Residents of and visitors to Nagato can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Nagato is a city in Japan, in Yamaguchi, with about 32,519 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Nagato today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Nagato prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Nagato by season
Prayer times in Nagato vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:18 AM and Maghrib at 7:31 PM, giving a day of 14 h 27 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:47 AM and Maghrib to 5:09 PM, and the day is just 9 h 51 min. That is a difference of 4 h 36 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 | 4:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:45 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:18 AM | 5:03 AM | 12:17 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:31 PM | 9:09 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:39 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:31 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:47 AM | 7:17 AM | 12:13 PM | 2:51 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:34 PM |
Compared with Tokyo, Dhuhr in Nagato is called about 34 minutes later than in Tokyo, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 30 minutes later than in the capital. Nagato is 786 km away from the capital, towards the west. For this reason we calculate every city separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Nagato
Qibla from Nagato: 288.6° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 8,804 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Nagato is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Nagato
Ramadan in Nagato: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:33 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:51 PM, about 12 h 09 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 06 min, longer by 57 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Nagato on the map
Nagato is located at 34.3833° N, 131.2000° E, in Yamaguchi, in Japan. The nearest administrative centre is Hagi, 20 km away. Nearby places include Hagi (20 km), Mine (22 km), and Yamaguchi (33 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Nagato
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Yamaguchi, Japan
- Population
- 32,519
- Coordinates
- 34.38333, 131.20000
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 288.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,804 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Nagato
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Nagato is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:23 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 76 minutes around 21 June: 4:03 PM for the majority, 5:19 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Nagato, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Nagato
- Hagi20 km · east
- Mine22 km · south
- Yamaguchi33 km · south-east
- Ogōri-shimogō36 km · south-east
- Sanyōonoda39 km · south
- Onoda42 km · south
- Ube49 km · south
- Hōfu50 km · south-east
Prayer times in Nagato: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Nagato?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:09 PM on 21 December and 7:31 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Nagato?
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.
Do prayer times in Nagato differ from Tokyo?
Yes. Nagato is 786 km from Tokyo, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Nagato is called about 34 minutes later than in Tokyo.
When is Fajr in Nagato?
Fajr in Nagato changes with the seasons: about 3:18 AM on 21 June and about 5:47 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Nagato?
The Qibla in Nagato is 288.6° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 8,804 km away.