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Prayer times in Shchyolkovo
Looking for the prayer times in Shchyolkovo? Below 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 Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast. Every figure is computed for 55.9250° N, 37.9722° E, which means the times match Shchyolkovo itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Shchyolkovo
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.
Prayer calendar for Shchyolkovo
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Shchyolkovo change through the year
It is useful to know how prayer times in Shchyolkovo move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 1:59 AM on 21 June and 6:50 AM on 21 December, a shift of 4 h 50 min, while Maghrib moves between 3:55 PM and 9:18 PM. Daylight reaches 17 h 36 min in the summer solstice and drops to 6 h 58 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:40 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:36 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:25 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 1:59 AM | 3:42 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:02 PM | 9:18 PM | 10:54 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:22 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:10 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:50 AM | 8:57 AM | 12:26 PM | 1:43 PM | 3:55 PM | 5:55 PM |
Compared with Moscow, Dhuhr in Shchyolkovo comes about 1 minute earlier than in Moscow, and on the 21 June Maghrib falls at nearly the same minute in both places. Shchyolkovo is 29 km away from the capital, towards the north-east. For this reason we calculate each place separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Shchyolkovo
In Shchyolkovo you pray towards the south, at an angle of 177.0° from true north; the Kaaba is 3,840 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Shchyolkovo 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.
Ramadan timetable for Shchyolkovo
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Shchyolkovo is at about 6:07 AM and iftar at 5:16 PM, for a fast of 10 h 59 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:01 AM and iftar to 6:18 PM, for a fast of 13 h 07 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Shchyolkovo is located
Shchyolkovo is located at 55.9250° N, 37.9722° E, in Moscow Oblast, in Russia. The nearest administrative centre is Fryazino, 6 km away. Nearby places include Ivanteyevka (6 km), Fryazino (6 km), and Yubileyny (9 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Shchyolkovo
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Moscow Oblast, Russia
- Population
- 113,000
- Coordinates
- 55.92497, 37.97218
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
- Qibla direction
- 177.0° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,840 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Shchyolkovo
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Shchyolkovo comes about 76 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:19 PM instead of 5:02 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:36 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. Let this page help you keep your prayers on time in Shchyolkovo and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Shchyolkovo
- Ivanteyevka6 km · north-west
- Fryazino6 km · north-east
- Yubileyny9 km · west
- Korolyov9 km · west
- Pushkino12 km · north-west
- Balashikha15 km · south
- Losino-Petrovskiy15 km · south-east
- Zavety Il’icha15 km · north-west
Prayer times in Shchyolkovo: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Shchyolkovo?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:55 PM on 21 December and 9:18 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Shchyolkovo?
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.
What time is Fajr in Shchyolkovo?
Fajr in Shchyolkovo changes with the seasons: about 1:59 AM on 21 June and about 6:50 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Shchyolkovo differ from Moscow?
Yes. Shchyolkovo is 29 km from Moscow, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Shchyolkovo is called roughly 1 minute earlier than in Moscow.
How long is the fast in Shchyolkovo during Ramadan?
Roughly 10 h 59 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.