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Prayer times in Ratchathewi
Looking for the prayer times in Ratchathewi? 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 Ratchathewi, Bangkok. Every figure is computed for 13.7590° N, 100.5336° E, which means the times match Ratchathewi itself rather than the nearest big city.
Adhan times in Ratchathewi today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Ratchathewi
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Ratchathewi change through the year
Prayer times in Ratchathewi vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:32 AM and Maghrib at 6:48 PM, giving a day of 12 h 56 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:20 AM and Maghrib to 5:55 PM, and the day is just 11 h 19 min. That is a difference of 1 h 37 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 | 5:12 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:35 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:32 AM | 5:51 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:56 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:20 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:20 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:07 PM |
Ratchathewi is very close to Bangkok (4 km), so its prayer times are practically the same: Dhuhr in Ratchathewi comes at almost exactly the same time as Bangkok. People in the surrounding districts can rely on the same timetable without noticeable error.
Qibla in Ratchathewi and distance to Makkah
In Ratchathewi you pray towards the west, at an angle of 286.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 6,454 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Ratchathewi 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.
Ramadan timetable for Ratchathewi
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Ratchathewi is around 5:21 AM and iftar at 6:21 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 50 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:09 AM and iftar to 6:27 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 09 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Ratchathewi is located
Ratchathewi lies at 13.7590° N, 100.5336° E, in Bangkok, in Thailand. The nearest administrative centre is Pom Prap Sattru Phai, 2 km away. Nearby places include Pom Prap Sattru Phai (2 km), Dusit (3 km), and Phaya Thai (3 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Ratchathewi
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Population
- 73,035
- Coordinates
- 13.75900, 100.53358
- Time zone
- UTC+7
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 286.9° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,454 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Ratchathewi
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Ratchathewi comes about 69 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:54 PM instead of 3:46 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:25 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Ratchathewi, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Ratchathewi
- Pom Prap Sattru Phai2 km · west
- Dusit3 km · north-west
- Phaya Thai3 km · north
- Pathum Wan3 km · south-west
- Sam Sen Nai3 km · north-east
- Bang Rak3 km · south
- Samphanthawong3 km · south-west
- Bangkok4 km · west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Ratchathewi
Do prayer times in Ratchathewi differ from Bangkok?
Hardly: Ratchathewi is only 4 km from Bangkok, so the difference stays within a minute or two.
When is Maghrib in Ratchathewi?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:55 PM on 21 December and 6:48 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What time is Fajr in Ratchathewi?
Fajr in Ratchathewi changes with the seasons: about 4:32 AM on 21 June and about 5:20 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Ratchathewi during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 50 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 09 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Ratchathewi?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.