Capital city · Riyadh Region
Prayer times in Riyadh
Muslims living in Riyadh can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Riyadh is a capital city in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh Region, with about 4,205,961 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Riyadh today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Umm al-Qura, Makkah method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Riyadh
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Riyadh
Prayer times in Riyadh change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:33 AM and Maghrib at 6:45 PM, giving a day of 13 h 40 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:09 AM and Maghrib to 5:09 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 36 min. The difference 3 h 04 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:40 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:34 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:33 AM | 5:05 AM | 11:55 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:15 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:24 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:19 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:09 AM | 6:33 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:39 PM |
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, and the prayer times here often serve as the reference for the country. Keep in mind that cities in the east pray earlier and cities further west later, so use the page of your own city when you live elsewhere in Saudi Arabia.
Finding the Qibla from Riyadh
In Riyadh you face towards the south-west, at an angle of 244.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 793 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Riyadh 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 Riyadh
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Riyadh is around 5:02 AM and iftar at 5:43 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 31 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:41 AM and iftar to 5:59 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 08 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Riyadh on the map
The coordinates of Riyadh are 24.6877° N and 46.7219° E. The closest places on our site are Ad Dir‘īyah (20 km), Al Kharj (86 km), and Ad Dilam (89 km). Open the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which helps when you travel across Riyadh Region.
- Name
- Riyadh
- Type
- Capital city
- Part of
- Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,205,961
- Coordinates
- 24.68773, 46.72185
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Umm al-Qura, Makkah
- Qibla direction
- 244.2° (south-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 793 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Riyadh
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Riyadh comes roughly 81 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:37 PM instead of 3:16 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:01 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Riyadh and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Riyadh
- Ad Dir‘īyah20 km · west
- Al Kharj86 km · south-east
- Ad Dilam89 km · south-east
- Rumāḩ107 km · north-east
- Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm133 km · south
- Shaqra160 km · north-west
- Ad Dawādimī236 km · west
- Az Zulfī262 km · north-west
Prayer times in Riyadh: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Riyadh?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:09 PM on 21 December and 6:45 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Riyadh?
The Qibla in Riyadh is 244.2° from true north, towards the south-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 793 km away.
How long is the fast in Riyadh during Ramadan?
About 12 h 31 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 08 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Riyadh?
Fajr in Riyadh changes with the seasons: about 3:33 AM on 21 June and about 5:09 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Riyadh?
We use the Umm al-Qura, Makkah method: Fajr at 18.5° and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.