City · Western Visayas
Prayer times in Escalante
Looking for the adhan times in Escalante? On this page 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 Escalante, Western Visayas. Every figure is computed for 10.8403° N, 123.4992° E, so the times reflect Escalante itself rather than the nearest big city.
Adhan times in Escalante today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Escalante
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Escalante by season
Prayer times in Escalante change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:07 AM and Maghrib at 6:11 PM, giving a day of 12 h 46 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:43 AM and Maghrib to 5:29 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 30 min. The difference 1 h 16 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 | 4:41 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:03 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:07 AM | 5:25 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:15 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:24 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:25 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:48 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:43 AM | 5:59 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:40 PM |
Escalante lies 500 km south-east of Manila, so Dhuhr in Escalante comes about 10 minutes earlier than in Manila. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Escalante.
Finding the Qibla from Escalante
In Escalante you pray towards the west, at an angle of 290.1° from true north; the Kaaba is 8,923 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Escalante 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Escalante
Ramadan in Escalante: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:46 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:52 PM, about 12 h 55 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 10 min, longer by 14 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Escalante on the map
Escalante lies at 10.8403° N, 123.4992° E, in Western Visayas, in the Philippines. The nearest administrative centre is Sagay, 14 km away. Close by you will find Sagay (14 km), Paraiso (16 km), and Cadiz (26 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Escalante
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Western Visayas, Philippines
- Population
- 97,050
- Coordinates
- 10.84028, 123.49917
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 290.1° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 8,923 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Escalante
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Escalante comes about 66 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:20 PM instead of 3:15 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:54 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Escalante, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Escalante
Prayer times in Escalante: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Escalante differ from Manila?
Yes. Escalante is 500 km from Manila, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Escalante is called roughly 10 minutes earlier than in Manila.
When is Maghrib in Escalante?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:29 PM on 21 December and 6:11 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Escalante?
Fajr in Escalante changes with the seasons: about 4:07 AM on 21 June and about 4:43 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Escalante?
The Qibla in Escalante is 290.1° from true north, towards the west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 8,923 km away.
How long is the fast in Escalante during Ramadan?
About 12 h 55 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.