City · Sabah
Prayer times in Tawau
Residents of and visitors to Tawau can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Tawau is a city in Malaysia, in Sabah, with about 372,615 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Tawau today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the JAKIM, Malaysia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Tawau
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Tawau change through the year
Prayer times in Tawau vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:34 AM and Maghrib at 6:21 PM, giving a day of 12 h 22 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:46 AM and Maghrib to 6:03 PM, and the day is just 11 h 53 min. That is a difference of 0 h 29 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:56 AM | 6:13 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:19 PM | 7:28 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:34 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:37 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:41 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:09 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:13 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:46 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:18 PM |
Tawau is in a different time zone from the capital Kuala Lumpur: local time here is UTC+8. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Tawau comes about 65 minutes earlier than in Kuala Lumpur, while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 1,802 km that separate them.
Qibla in Tawau and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Tawau: 291.0° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 8,601 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Tawau remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Tawau
Ramadan in Tawau: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:54 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:21 PM, about 13 h 17 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 21 min, longer by 4 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Where Tawau is located
Tawau lies at 4.2448° N, 117.8912° E, in Sabah, in Malaysia. The nearest administrative centre is Kota Kinabalu, 279 km away. Nearby places include Semporna (84 km), Lahad Datu (99 km), and Sandakan (179 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Tawau
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Sabah, Malaysia
- Population
- 372,615
- Coordinates
- 4.24482, 117.89115
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- JAKIM, Malaysia
- Qibla direction
- 291.0° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,601 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Tawau
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Tawau is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:16 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 60 minutes around 21 June: 3:37 PM for the majority, 4:37 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: add this page to your home screen 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 your mosque.
Prayer times near Tawau
- Semporna84 km · east
- Lahad Datu99 km · north-east
- Sandakan179 km · north
- Bandar Nabawan185 km · north-west
- Keningau227 km · north-west
- Tambunan233 km · north-west
- Ranau234 km · north-west
- Beaufort267 km · north-west
Prayer times in Tawau: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Tawau during Ramadan?
About 13 h 17 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 21 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Tawau?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:03 PM on 21 December and 6:21 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Tawau differ from Kuala Lumpur?
Yes. Tawau is 1,802 km from Kuala Lumpur, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Tawau is called about 65 minutes earlier than in Kuala Lumpur.
What is the Qibla direction in Tawau?
The Qibla in Tawau is 291.0° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 8,601 km away.
What time is Fajr in Tawau?
Fajr in Tawau depends on the season: about 4:34 AM on 21 June and about 4:46 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.