City · Sarawak
Prayer times in Mukah
Muslims living in Mukah can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Mukah is a city in Malaysia, in Sarawak, with about 33,478 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 Mukah today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the JAKIM, Malaysia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Mukah
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Mukah change through the year
Prayer times in Mukah vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 5:00 AM and Maghrib at 6:42 PM, giving a day of 12 h 17 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:07 AM and Maghrib to 6:28 PM, and the day is just 11 h 57 min. That is a difference of 0 h 20 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:19 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:39 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:51 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:00 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:33 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:04 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:36 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:07 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:43 PM |
Mukah is in a different time zone from the capital Kuala Lumpur: local time here is UTC+8. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Mukah comes about 42 minutes earlier than in Kuala Lumpur, but the real solar difference depends on the 1,156 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Mukah
Qibla direction for Mukah: 291.6° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 8,055 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Mukah is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Mukah
For those fasting in Mukah, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:46 PM and imsak at 5:16 AM on the first day, 13 h 20 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:45 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 22 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Malaysia.
About Mukah
Mukah lies at 2.8944° N, 112.0915° E, in Sarawak, in Malaysia. The nearest administrative centre is Kuching, 246 km away. Nearby places include Dalat (25 km), Selangau (49 km), and Sibu (73 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Mukah
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- Population
- 33,478
- Coordinates
- 2.89435, 112.09145
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- JAKIM, Malaysia
- Qibla direction
- 291.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,055 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Mukah
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Mukah comes about 59 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:59 PM instead of 4:00 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:39 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Mukah and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Mukah
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Mukah
How long is the fast in Mukah during Ramadan?
About 13 h 20 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 22 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Mukah?
Fajr in Mukah changes with the seasons: about 5:00 AM on 21 June and about 5:07 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Mukah differ from Kuala Lumpur?
Yes. Mukah is 1,156 km from Kuala Lumpur, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Mukah is called roughly 42 minutes earlier than in Kuala Lumpur.
Which calculation method is used for Mukah?
We use the JAKIM, Malaysia method: Fajr at 20° and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
When is Maghrib in Mukah?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:28 PM on 21 December and 6:42 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.