Capital: Saipan · 2 cities

Prayer times in the Northern Mariana Islands

Check today’s prayer times in the Northern Mariana Islands: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for 2 cities, each calculated for its own coordinates. Northern Mariana Islands is in Oceania and uses a single time zone (UTC+10), so the adhan can differ by many minutes from one city to another. Times follow the Muslim World League method, and you can change it in the settings of any page.

Prayer times in Saipan today

  

  1. Fajr
  2. Sunrise
  3. Dhuhr
  4. Asr
  5. Maghrib
  6. Isha
Calculation settings

Calculated with the Muslim World League method.

Prayer times by region in the Northern Mariana Islands

Our pages in the Northern Mariana Islands are organised in 2 regions. Choose your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, which is why the times change by a few minutes between cities, from east to west and from north to south.

How prayer times are calculated in the Northern Mariana Islands

Pages for Northern Mariana Islands use the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC+10). In the capital Saipan, Fajr is about 4:27 AM and Maghrib 6:50 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 5:21 AM and Maghrib at 5:52 PM. Daylight there ranges from 11 h 14 min to 13 h 02 min.

Our cities in the Northern Mariana Islands stretch from San Jose in the west to Saipan in the east, and from Saipan in the north to San Jose in the south. With such a distance, the sun reaches its zenith in Saipan about 1 minute before San Jose, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also varies between north and south, especially in summer and winter, so the timetable of Saipan is no substitute for that of your own city.

Monthly prayer timetable for Saipan

 
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Qibla direction in the Northern Mariana Islands

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From Saipan, the Qibla is at 295.1° from true north, towards the north-west, and the Kaaba is 10,971 km away. The direction changes slightly as you move across the Northern Mariana Islands, so every city page shows its own Qibla angle with a compass drawing.

Ramadan in the Northern Mariana Islands

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027), the fast in Saipan lasts roughly 12 h 47 min at the start of the month and 13 h 08 min at the end, with imsak at 5:21 AM and iftar at 6:18 PM on the first day. These times change from one city to another, so open your city’s page for its exact Ramadan timetable.

To reach your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or browse the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable you can print and links to nearby cities.

Prayer times in the Northern Mariana Islands: frequently asked questions

Which calculation method is used in the Northern Mariana Islands?

We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can choose another method in the settings of any page.

Why do prayer times differ between cities in the Northern Mariana Islands?

Because the sun does not reach the same position at the same moment everywhere: every degree of longitude shifts the prayer times by about four minutes.

What is the Qibla direction in Saipan?

295.1° from true north, towards the north-west. The distance to Makkah is 10,971 km.

When does Ramadan 1448 start in the Northern Mariana Islands?

Astronomically, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027. The official date is announced after the sighting of the crescent.