City · Selangor
Prayer times in Elmina
Residents of and visitors to Elmina can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Elmina is a city in Malaysia, in Selangor, with about 45,000 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Elmina
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the JAKIM, Malaysia method.
Elmina prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Elmina change through the year
It is useful to know how prayer times in Elmina move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:42 AM on 21 June and 5:50 AM on 21 December, a difference of 8 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 7:10 PM and 7:25 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 18 min around the summer solstice and falls to 11 h 56 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 | 6:02 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:34 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:42 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:40 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:46 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:06 PM | 4:12 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:18 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:50 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:25 PM |
Elmina lies 19 km west of Kuala Lumpur, so Dhuhr in Elmina comes about 1 minute later than in Kuala Lumpur. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Elmina.
Finding the Qibla from Elmina
In Elmina you pray towards the north-west, at an angle of 292.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,955 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Elmina 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.
Ramadan timetable for Elmina
For those fasting in Elmina, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 7:28 PM and imsak at 5:59 AM on the first day, 13 h 20 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 7:27 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.
Elmina on the map
Elmina lies at 3.1852° N, 101.5246° E, in Selangor, in Malaysia. The nearest administrative centre is Petaling Jaya, 13 km away. Nearby places include Kampung Baru Subang (4 km), Sungai Buloh (5 km), and Bukit Rahman Putra (5 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Elmina
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Selangor, Malaysia
- Population
- 45,000
- Coordinates
- 3.18523, 101.52461
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- JAKIM, Malaysia
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° (north-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,955 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Elmina
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Elmina comes about 59 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:41 PM instead of 4:42 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 1:22 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Elmina and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Elmina
- Kampung Baru Subang4 km · south
- Sungai Buloh5 km · north-east
- Bukit Rahman Putra5 km · north-east
- Saujana Utama City6 km · north-west
- Gombak Setia6 km · north
- Kota Damansara7 km · south-east
- Damansara Damai8 km · east
- Kuang9 km · north
Prayer times in Elmina: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Elmina differ from Kuala Lumpur?
Yes. Elmina is 19 km from Kuala Lumpur, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Elmina is called about 1 minute later than in Kuala Lumpur.
When is Fajr in Elmina?
Fajr in Elmina changes with the seasons: about 5:42 AM on 21 June and about 5:50 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Elmina?
The Qibla in Elmina is 292.5° from true north, towards the north-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,955 km away.
How long is the fast in Elmina 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.
When is Maghrib in Elmina?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 7:10 PM on 21 December and 7:25 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.