City · Rostov Oblast
Prayer times in Shakhty
Looking for the adhan times in Shakhty? 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 Shakhty, Rostov Oblast. Every figure is computed for 47.7192° N, 40.2160° E, so the times reflect Shakhty itself rather than the nearest big city.
Namaz times in Shakhty today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Shakhty
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading the monthly timetable… | |||||||
Prayer times in Shakhty by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Shakhty move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:13 AM on 21 June and 6:24 AM on 21 December, a shift of 4 h 11 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:29 PM and 8:21 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h around the summer solstice and drops to 8 h 25 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 | 4:51 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:57 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:13 AM | 4:21 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:36 PM | 8:21 PM | 10:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:35 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:16 PM | 7:41 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:24 AM | 8:05 AM | 12:17 PM | 2:12 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:04 PM |
Compared with Moscow, Dhuhr in Shakhty is called about 10 minutes earlier than in Moscow, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 57 minutes earlier than in the capital. Shakhty is 911 km away from the capital, towards the south. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Shakhty and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Shakhty: 180.8° (south). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 2,924 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Shakhty is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Shakhty
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Shakhty is around 5:54 AM and iftar at 5:30 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 26 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:05 AM and iftar to 6:15 PM, for a fast of 13 h. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Shakhty is located
Shakhty is located at 47.7192° N, 40.2160° E, in Rostov Oblast, in Russia. The nearest administrative centre is Krasnyy Sulin, 22 km away. Close by you will find Novoshakhtinsk (22 km), Krasnyy Sulin (22 km), and Novocherkassk (34 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Shakhty
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Rostov Oblast, Russia
- Population
- 221,312
- Coordinates
- 47.71916, 40.21603
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
- Qibla direction
- 180.8° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,924 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Shakhty
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Shakhty takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:27 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 minutes around 21 June: 4:36 PM for the majority, 5:50 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Shakhty, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Shakhty
- Novoshakhtinsk22 km · west
- Krasnyy Sulin22 km · north-west
- Novocherkassk34 km · south
- Zverevo35 km · north
- Gukovo43 km · north-west
- Bagayevskaya46 km · south
- Semikarakorsk50 km · south-east
- Aksay57 km · south-west
Prayer times in Shakhty: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Shakhty?
The Qibla in Shakhty is 180.8° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,924 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Shakhty?
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.
How long is the fast in Shakhty during Ramadan?
About 11 h 26 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Shakhty differ from Moscow?
Yes. Shakhty is 911 km from Moscow, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Shakhty comes about 10 minutes earlier than in Moscow.
When is Maghrib in Shakhty?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:29 PM on 21 December and 8:21 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.