City · Shan State
Prayer times in Yawnghwe
Residents of and visitors to Yawnghwe can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Yawnghwe is a city in Myanmar, in Shan State, with about 188,083 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 Yawnghwe today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Yawnghwe
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Yawnghwe by season
Prayer times in Yawnghwe change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:58 AM and Maghrib at 6:46 PM, for a day of 13 h 23 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:15 AM and Maghrib to 5:26 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 53 min. The difference 2 h 30 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 | 4:53 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:22 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:58 AM | 5:22 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:05 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:38 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:19 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:07 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:15 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:00 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:26 PM | 6:41 PM |
Yawnghwe is located 132 km north-east of Nay Pyi Taw, so Dhuhr in Yawnghwe is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Nay Pyi Taw. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Yawnghwe.
Qibla direction in Yawnghwe
Qibla from Yawnghwe: 281.8° (west). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 5,893 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Yawnghwe is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Yawnghwe
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Yawnghwe is at about 5:11 AM and iftar at 5:57 PM, for a fast of 12 h 36 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:53 AM and iftar to 6:10 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 07 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Yawnghwe is located
Yawnghwe is located at 20.6597° N, 96.9338° E, in Shan State, in Myanmar. The nearest administrative centre is Taunggyi, 18 km away. Nearby places include Heho (14 km), Taunggyi (18 km), and Aungban (31 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
- Yawnghwe
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Shan State, Myanmar
- Population
- 188,083
- Coordinates
- 20.65973, 96.93376
- Time zone
- UTC+6:30
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 281.8° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,893 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Yawnghwe
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Yawnghwe comes about 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:43 PM instead of 3:25 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:10 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Yawnghwe, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Yawnghwe
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Yawnghwe
Do prayer times in Yawnghwe differ from Nay Pyi Taw?
Yes. Yawnghwe is 132 km from Nay Pyi Taw, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Yawnghwe comes about 3 minutes earlier than in Nay Pyi Taw.
What time is Fajr in Yawnghwe?
Fajr in Yawnghwe changes with the seasons: about 3:58 AM on 21 June and about 5:15 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Yawnghwe?
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.
How long is the fast in Yawnghwe during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 36 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Yawnghwe?
The Qibla in Yawnghwe is 281.8° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,893 km away.