City · Muscat Governorate
Prayer times in Qurayyāt
This page shows today’s salah times in Qurayyāt, Muscat Governorate, calculated for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Gulf Region method, which is commonly used in Oman.
Today’s prayer times in Qurayyāt
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Gulf Region method.
Qurayyāt prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Qurayyāt by season
Prayer times in Qurayyāt vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:44 AM and Maghrib at 6:53 PM, giving a day of 13 h 34 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:14 AM and Maghrib to 5:23 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 42 min. That is a difference of 2 h 52 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 | 4:47 AM | 6:09 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:45 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:44 AM | 5:19 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:23 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:32 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:14 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:03 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:53 PM |
Compared with Bawshar, Dhuhr in Qurayyāt is called roughly 2 minutes earlier than in Bawshar, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 3 minutes earlier than in the capital. Qurayyāt is 66 km from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Qurayyāt and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Qurayyāt: 267.8° (west). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 1,973 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Qurayyāt remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Qurayyāt
Ramadan in Qurayyāt: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:08 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:56 PM, about 12 h 38 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 13 min, longer by 35 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
About Qurayyāt
Qurayyāt lies at 23.2630° N, 58.9201° E, in Muscat Governorate, in Oman. The nearest administrative centre is Muscat, 63 km away. Close by you will find Muscat (63 km), Bawshar (64 km), and Ibra' (75 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Qurayyāt
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Muscat Governorate, Oman
- Population
- 63,133
- Coordinates
- 23.26298, 58.92014
- Time zone
- UTC+4
- Calculation method
- Gulf Region
- Qibla direction
- 267.8° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 1,973 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Qurayyāt
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Qurayyāt comes about 82 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:46 PM instead of 3:24 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:12 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Qurayyāt, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Qurayyāt
Prayer times in Qurayyāt: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Qurayyāt?
The Qibla in Qurayyāt is 267.8° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 1,973 km away.
Do prayer times in Qurayyāt differ from Bawshar?
Yes. Qurayyāt is 66 km from Bawshar, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Qurayyāt comes about 2 minutes earlier than in Bawshar.
How long is the fast in Qurayyāt during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 38 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 13 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Qurayyāt?
Fajr in Qurayyāt changes with the seasons: about 3:44 AM on 21 June and about 5:14 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Qurayyāt?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:23 PM on 21 December and 6:53 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.