City · Penang
Prayer times in Sungai Jawi
Muslims living in Sungai Jawi can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Sungai Jawi is a city in Malaysia, in Penang, with about 19,586 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.
Today’s prayer times in Sungai Jawi
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the JAKIM, Malaysia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Sungai Jawi
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Sungai Jawi by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Sungai Jawi move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:42 AM on 21 June and 5:57 AM on 21 December, a shift of 16 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 7:11 PM and 7:32 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 25 min around the summer solstice and falls to 11 h 49 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 | 6:06 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:26 PM | 4:35 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:38 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:42 AM | 7:07 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:32 PM | 8:49 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:50 AM | 7:07 AM | 1:11 PM | 4:20 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:23 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:57 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:25 PM |
Sungai Jawi lies 264 km north-west of Kuala Lumpur, so Dhuhr in Sungai Jawi comes about 5 minutes later than in Kuala Lumpur. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Sungai Jawi.
Finding the Qibla from Sungai Jawi
In Sungai Jawi you face towards the west, at an angle of 291.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,765 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Sungai Jawi 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Sungai Jawi
For those fasting in Sungai Jawi, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 7:30 PM and imsak at 6:05 AM on the first day, 13 h 15 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 7:30 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 20 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Malaysia.
Where Sungai Jawi is located
Sungai Jawi lies at 5.1978° N, 100.4924° E, in Penang, in Malaysia. The nearest administrative centre is George Town, 29 km away. Close by you will find Jawi (2 km), Nibong Tebal (4 km), and Val Dor (6 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
- Sungai Jawi
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Penang, Malaysia
- Population
- 19,586
- Coordinates
- 5.19779, 100.49244
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- JAKIM, Malaysia
- Qibla direction
- 291.7° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,765 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Sungai Jawi
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Sungai Jawi comes roughly 60 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:47 PM instead of 4:47 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:26 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Sungai Jawi, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Sungai Jawi
- Jawi2 km · north
- Nibong Tebal4 km · south-west
- Val Dor6 km · north
- Bandar Baharu7 km · south
- Parit Buntar8 km · south
- Bukit Tambun9 km · north-west
- Bukit Tengah18 km · north
- Bukit Mertajam19 km · north
Prayer times in Sungai Jawi: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Sungai Jawi?
Fajr in Sungai Jawi changes with the seasons: about 5:42 AM on 21 June and about 5:57 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Sungai Jawi during Ramadan?
About 13 h 15 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 20 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Sungai Jawi?
The Qibla in Sungai Jawi is 291.7° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,765 km away.
Do prayer times in Sungai Jawi differ from Kuala Lumpur?
Yes. Sungai Jawi is 264 km from Kuala Lumpur, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Sungai Jawi is called roughly 5 minutes later than in Kuala Lumpur.
When is Maghrib in Sungai Jawi?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 7:11 PM on 21 December and 7:32 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.