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Prayer times in Dharān
This page shows today’s salah times in Dharān, Koshi Province, calculated for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a live countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method, which is the usual reference in Nepal.
Adhan times in Dharān today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Dharān
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Dharān by season
Prayer times in Dharān vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:31 AM and Maghrib at 6:52 PM, for a day of 13 h 50 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:17 AM and Maghrib to 5:07 PM, and the day is just 10 h 27 min. That is a difference of 3 h 22 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 | 4:43 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:31 AM | 5:03 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:24 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:09 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:17 AM | 6:40 AM | 11:54 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:30 PM |
Compared with Kathmandu, Dhuhr in Dharān comes about 8 minutes earlier than in Kathmandu, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 10 minutes earlier than in the capital. Dharān is 217 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate each place separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Dharān and distance to Makkah
From Dharān you pray towards the west, at an angle of 273.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,826 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Dharān and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Fasting hours in Dharān during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Dharān is at about 5:09 AM and iftar at 5:43 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 24 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:45 AM and iftar to 6:01 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Dharān on the map
Dharān is located at 26.8144° N, 87.2797° E, in Koshi Province, in Nepal. The nearest administrative centre is Dhankuta, 20 km away. Close by you will find Īṭahari̇̄ (17 km), Dhankuta (20 km), and Inaruwa (27 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Dharān
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Koshi Province, Nepal
- Population
- 173,096
- Coordinates
- 26.81436, 87.27972
- Time zone
- UTC+5:45
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 273.5° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,826 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Dharān
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Dharān is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:03 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 80 minutes around 21 June: 3:25 PM for the majority, 4:44 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Dharān, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Dharān
- Īṭahari̇̄17 km · south
- Dhankuta20 km · north
- Inaruwa27 km · south-west
- Biratnagar40 km · south
- Triyuga58 km · west
- Rājbirāj61 km · south-west
- Khā̃dbāri̇̄63 km · north
- Ilām65 km · east
Prayer times in Dharān: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Dharān?
We use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Dharān?
The Qibla in Dharān is 273.5° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,826 km away.
Do prayer times in Dharān differ from Kathmandu?
Yes. Dharān is 217 km from Kathmandu, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Dharān is called about 8 minutes earlier than in Kathmandu.
When is Maghrib in Dharān?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:07 PM on 21 December and 6:52 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Dharān?
Fajr in Dharān depends on the season: about 3:31 AM on 21 June and about 5:17 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.