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Prayer times in Stary Oskol
This page shows today’s salah times in Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, worked out 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 use the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method, which is the usual reference in Russia.
Salah times in Stary Oskol today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.
Prayer calendar for Stary Oskol
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Stary Oskol change through the year
Prayer times in Stary Oskol vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:14 AM and Maghrib at 8:48 PM, for a day of 16 h 36 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:40 AM and Maghrib to 4:22 PM, and the day is just 7 h 52 min. That is a difference of 8 h 44 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:53 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:36 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:13 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:14 AM | 4:12 AM | 12:30 PM | 4:53 PM | 8:48 PM | 10:39 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:36 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:40 AM | 8:31 AM | 12:27 PM | 2:06 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:06 PM |
Stary Oskol lies 495 km south of Moscow, so Dhuhr in Stary Oskol is called roughly 1 minute earlier than in Moscow. This difference comes from longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Stary Oskol.
Finding the Qibla from Stary Oskol
Qibla from Stary Oskol: 176.3° (south). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 3,327 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Stary Oskol is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Stary Oskol
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Stary Oskol is around 6:05 AM and iftar at 5:31 PM, for a fast of 11 h 16 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:09 AM and iftar to 6:22 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 03 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
About Stary Oskol
Stary Oskol is located at 51.3025° N, 37.8461° E, in Belgorod Oblast, in Russia. The nearest administrative centre is Gubkin, 22 km away. Nearby places include Gubkin (22 km), Chernyanka (41 km), and Rossosh (51 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Stary Oskol
- Local name
- Staryy Oskol
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Belgorod Oblast, Russia
- Population
- 226,977
- Coordinates
- 51.30250, 37.84613
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
- Qibla direction
- 176.3° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,327 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Stary Oskol
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Stary Oskol is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:36 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 4:53 PM for the majority, 6:07 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Stary Oskol (UTC+3), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Stary Oskol
- Gubkin22 km · west
- Chernyanka41 km · south
- Rossosh51 km · south-east
- Novy Oskol60 km · south
- Shchigry91 km · north-west
- Semiluki92 km · north-east
- Pridonskoy95 km · north-east
- Alexeyevka95 km · south-east
Prayer times in Stary Oskol: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Stary Oskol?
We use the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method: Fajr at 16° and Isha when the sun is 15° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
When is Maghrib in Stary Oskol?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:22 PM on 21 December and 8:48 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Stary Oskol differ from Moscow?
Yes. Stary Oskol is 495 km from Moscow, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Stary Oskol comes roughly 1 minute earlier than in Moscow.
What is the Qibla direction in Stary Oskol?
The Qibla in Stary Oskol is 176.3° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,327 km away.
How long is the fast in Stary Oskol during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 16 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 03 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.