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Prayer times in Kachia
Looking for the prayer times in Kachia? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Kachia, Kaduna State. Every figure is computed for 9.8734° N, 7.9541° E, so the times reflect Kachia itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Kachia
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Kachia
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Kachia
Prayer times in Kachia vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:51 AM and Maghrib at 6:51 PM, for a day of 12 h 42 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:24 AM and Maghrib to 6:13 PM, and the day is just 11 h 33 min. That is a difference of 1 h 09 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 | 5:23 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:36 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:45 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:51 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:30 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:04 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:08 AM | 6:17 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:29 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:24 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:24 PM |
Compared with Abuja, Dhuhr in Kachia is called roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Abuja, and on the 21 June Maghrib falls at almost the same minute in both places. Kachia is 104 km from the capital, towards the north-east. That is why we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Kachia
In Kachia you face towards the north-east, at an angle of 65.5° from true north; the Kaaba is 3,636 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Kachia 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 Kachia
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Kachia is around 5:28 AM and iftar at 6:35 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 57 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:19 AM and iftar to 6:39 PM, for a fast of 13 h 10 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Kachia on the map
Kachia lies at 9.8734° N, 7.9541° E, in Kaduna State, in Nigeria. The nearest administrative centre is Kafanchan, 49 km away. Close by you will find Kafanchan (49 km), Kagoro (56 km), and Lere (89 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Kachia
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Population
- 30,893
- Coordinates
- 9.87342, 7.95407
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 65.5° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,636 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Kachia
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Kachia takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:36 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 65 minutes around 21 June: 3:57 PM for the majority, 5:02 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
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Prayer times in Kachia: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Kachia differ from Abuja?
Yes. Kachia is 104 km from Abuja, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Kachia comes about 2 minutes earlier than in Abuja.
When is Fajr in Kachia?
Fajr in Kachia depends on the season: about 4:51 AM on 21 June and about 5:24 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Kachia?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:13 PM on 21 December and 6:51 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Kachia?
The Qibla in Kachia is 65.5° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,636 km away.
How long is the fast in Kachia during Ramadan?
About 12 h 57 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.