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Prayer times in Okha

This page shows today’s salah times in Okha, Sakhalin Oblast, calculated for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable you can print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method, which is the usual reference in Russia.

Salah times in Okha today

  

  1. Fajr
  2. Sunrise
  3. Dhuhr
  4. Asr
  5. Maghrib
  6. Isha
Calculation settings

Calculated with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method.

Each country has its own usual method for the prayer times, and in Russia we use the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia method (Fajr at 16°, Isha when the sun is 15° below the horizon). Times are shown in local time (UTC+11) and take daylight saving time into account where it is used. Small differences of a minute or two with the local mosque are normal, as some mosques add a few minutes of precaution.

Okha prayer times for this month

 
DayHijriFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
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Prayer times in Okha by season

Prayer times in Okha vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:07 AM and Maghrib at 10:02 PM, giving a day of 17 h 03 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 7:44 AM and Maghrib to 5:10 PM, and the day is just 7 h 27 min. The difference 9 h 36 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.

Estimated prayer times in Okha (2027)
DayFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
20 MarchSpring equinox5:48 AM7:32 AM1:36 PM4:50 PM7:40 PM9:18 PM
21 JuneSummer solstice3:07 AM4:58 AM1:30 PM5:57 PM10:02 PM11:46 PM
23 SeptemberAutumn equinox5:29 AM7:14 AM1:21 PM4:36 PM7:26 PM9:04 PM
21 DecemberWinter solstice7:44 AM9:42 AM1:26 PM2:55 PM5:10 PM7:00 PM

Okha is in a different time zone from the capital Moscow: local time here is UTC+11. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Okha is called about 59 minutes later than in Moscow, but the real solar difference depends on the 6,089 km that separate them.

Qibla direction in Okha

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In Okha you face towards the north-west, at an angle of 293.1° from true north; the Kaaba is 8,929 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Okha and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.

Fasting hours in Okha during Ramadan

Ramadan in Okha: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 7:06 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:23 PM, roughly 11 h 07 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 04 min, longer by 117 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).

Where Okha is located

The coordinates of Okha are 53.5949° N and 142.9528° E. The nearest cities on our site are Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (156 km), Poronaysk (487 km), and Komsomolsk-on-Amur (528 km). Poronaysk, the nearest administrative centre, is 487 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel across Sakhalin Oblast.

Name
Okha
Type
City
Part of
Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
Population
26,560
Coordinates
53.59485, 142.95280
Time zone
UTC+11
Calculation method
Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia
Qibla direction
293.1° (north-west)
Distance to Makkah
8,929 km

Friday prayer and Asr time in Okha

Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Okha takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:36 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 5:57 PM for the majority, 7:13 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.

Tip: add this page to your home screen to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.

Prayer times near Okha

Prayer times in Okha: questions and answers

When is Maghrib in Okha?

Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:10 PM on 21 December and 10:02 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.

How long is the fast in Okha during Ramadan?

Roughly 11 h 07 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 04 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.

Do prayer times in Okha differ from Moscow?

Yes. Okha is 6,089 km from Moscow, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Okha is called roughly 59 minutes later than in Moscow.

Which calculation method is used for Okha?

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 Okha?

Fajr in Okha depends on the season: about 3:07 AM on 21 June and about 7:44 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.

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