City · Lipetsk Oblast
Prayer times in Yelets
This page shows today’s salah times in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, calculated 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 you can print and the Qibla direction. The times use the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method, which is the usual reference in Russia.
Adhan times in Yelets today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.
Prayer calendar for Yelets
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Yelets
It is useful to know how prayer times in Yelets move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:08 AM on 21 June and 6:40 AM on 21 December, a difference of 4 h 33 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:13 PM and 8:53 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h 51 min around the summer solstice and falls to 7 h 38 min around the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:47 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:34 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:14 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:08 AM | 4:02 AM | 12:28 PM | 4:53 PM | 8:53 PM | 10:41 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:30 AM | 6:13 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:40 AM | 8:35 AM | 12:24 PM | 1:58 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:00 PM |
Yelets is located 354 km south of Moscow, so Dhuhr in Yelets comes about 4 minutes earlier than in Moscow. 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 is not accurate in Yelets.
Qibla in Yelets and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Yelets: 177.6° (south). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 3,470 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Yelets remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Yelets during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Yelets is around 6:03 AM and iftar at 5:24 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 11 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:05 AM and iftar to 6:19 PM, for a fast of 13 h 04 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Yelets on the map
Yelets is located at 52.6144° N, 38.5094° E, in Lipetsk Oblast, in Russia. The nearest administrative centre is Lebedyan', 62 km away. Nearby places include Lebedyan' (62 km), Yefremov (64 km), and Livny (65 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yelets
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
- Population
- 115,688
- Coordinates
- 52.61435, 38.50935
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
- Qibla direction
- 177.6° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,470 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Yelets
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Yelets is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:34 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 4:53 PM for the majority, 6:08 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. May this page help you observe your prayers on time in Yelets and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Yelets
Prayer times in Yelets: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Yelets?
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.
Do prayer times in Yelets differ from Moscow?
Yes. Yelets is 354 km from Moscow, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Yelets is called roughly 4 minutes earlier than in Moscow.
When is Fajr in Yelets?
Fajr in Yelets changes with the seasons: about 2:08 AM on 21 June and about 6:40 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Yelets during Ramadan?
About 11 h 11 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 04 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Yelets?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:13 PM on 21 December and 8:53 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.