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Prayer times in Ürgüp
Muslims living in Ürgüp can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Ürgüp is a city in Türkiye, in Nevşehir Province, with about 16,642 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Ürgüp today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Turkey method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Ürgüp
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Ürgüp
Prayer times in Ürgüp vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 3:18 AM and Maghrib at 8:08 PM, giving a day of 14 h 52 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:19 AM and Maghrib to 5:22 PM, and the day is just 9 h 28 min. That is a difference of 5 h 24 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 | 5:16 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:15 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:18 AM | 5:16 AM | 12:42 PM | 4:38 PM | 8:08 PM | 9:58 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:00 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:33 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:19 AM | 7:54 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:22 PM | 6:52 PM |
Compared with Ankara, Dhuhr in Ürgüp is called roughly 8 minutes earlier than in Ankara, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 12 minutes earlier than in the capital. Ürgüp is 228 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Ürgüp
Qibla direction for Ürgüp: 164.8° (south). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 1,970 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Ürgüp is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Ürgüp
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Ürgüp is around 6:00 AM and iftar at 6:10 PM, for a fast of 12 h. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:23 AM and iftar to 6:41 PM, for a fast of 13 h 08 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Ürgüp on the map
Ürgüp is located at 38.6296° N, 34.9120° E, in Nevşehir Province, in Türkiye. The nearest administrative centre is Nevşehir, 17 km away. Nearby places include Nevşehir (17 km), Hacılar (47 km), and Kayseri (51 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Ürgüp
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Nevşehir Province, Türkiye
- Population
- 16,642
- Coordinates
- 38.62960, 34.91199
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Turkey
- Qibla direction
- 164.8° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 1,970 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Ürgüp
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Ürgüp is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:48 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 4:38 PM for the majority, 5:52 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Ürgüp (UTC+3), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Ürgüp
Prayer times in Ürgüp: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Ürgüp?
Fajr in Ürgüp depends on the season: about 3:18 AM on 21 June and about 6:19 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Ürgüp?
The Qibla in Ürgüp is 164.8° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 1,970 km away.
When is Maghrib in Ürgüp?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:22 PM on 21 December and 8:08 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Ürgüp during Ramadan?
About 12 h at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 08 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Ürgüp?
We use the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Turkey 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.