City · Rostov Oblast
Prayer times in Novocherkassk
Muslims living in Novocherkassk can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Novocherkassk is a city in Russia, in Rostov Oblast, with about 166,974 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Novocherkassk today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.
Prayer calendar for Novocherkassk
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Novocherkassk by season
Prayer times in Novocherkassk vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:14 AM and Maghrib at 8:20 PM, giving a day of 15 h 58 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:24 AM and Maghrib to 4:31 PM, and the day is just 8 h 27 min. That is a difference of 7 h 30 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 | 4:53 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:57 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:14 AM | 4:23 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:36 PM | 8:20 PM | 10:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:36 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:41 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:24 AM | 8:04 AM | 12:18 PM | 2:14 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:05 PM |
Compared with Moscow, Dhuhr in Novocherkassk comes about 10 minutes earlier than in Moscow, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 58 minutes earlier than in the capital. Novocherkassk is 942 km away from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Novocherkassk and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Novocherkassk: 180.6° (south). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 2,891 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Novocherkassk remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Novocherkassk
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Novocherkassk is around 5:54 AM and iftar at 5:32 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 27 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:06 AM and iftar to 6:16 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Novocherkassk on the map
The coordinates of Novocherkassk are 47.4222° N and 40.0937° E. The closest places on our site are Aksay (24 km), Bagayevskaya (25 km), and Shakhty (34 km). Aksay, the nearest administrative centre, is 24 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel across Rostov Oblast.
- Name
- Novocherkassk
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Rostov Oblast, Russia
- Population
- 166,974
- Coordinates
- 47.42220, 40.09373
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
- Qibla direction
- 180.6° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,891 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Novocherkassk
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Novocherkassk comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:50 PM instead of 4:36 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:27 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Novocherkassk and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Novocherkassk
- Aksay24 km · south-west
- Bagayevskaya25 km · south-east
- Shakhty34 km · north
- Rostov-on-Don37 km · south-west
- Novoshakhtinsk39 km · north
- Bataysk41 km · south-west
- Persianovka52 km · west
- Krasnyy Sulin52 km · north
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Novocherkassk
How long is the fast in Novocherkassk during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 27 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Novocherkassk?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:31 PM on 21 December and 8:20 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Novocherkassk?
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 Novocherkassk?
Fajr in Novocherkassk changes with the seasons: about 2:14 AM on 21 June and about 6:24 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Novocherkassk?
The Qibla in Novocherkassk is 180.6° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,891 km away.