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Prayer times in Eagle River
Residents of and visitors to Eagle River can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Eagle River is a city in the United States, in Alaska, with about 24,793 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Eagle River today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Eagle River
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Eagle River
It is useful to know how prayer times in Eagle River move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:09 AM on 21 June and 7:43 AM on 21 December, a shift of 4 h 35 min, while Maghrib moves between 3:39 PM and 11:43 PM. Daylight reaches 19 h 25 min in the summer solstice and drops to 5 h 25 min in 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 | 5:56 AM | 7:59 AM | 2:06 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:13 PM | 10:17 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:09 AM | 4:18 AM | 2:00 PM | 6:45 PM | 11:43 PM | 12:51 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:41 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:51 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:58 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 7:43 AM | 10:14 AM | 12:56 PM | 1:39 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:09 PM |
Eagle River is in a different time zone from the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−9, UTC−8 in summer. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Eagle River comes roughly 50 minutes later than in Washington D.C., while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 5,390 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Eagle River
In Eagle River you face towards the north, at an angle of 351.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 10,776 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Eagle River 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 Eagle River
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Eagle River is at about 6:46 AM and iftar at 5:25 PM, so the fast lasts 10 h 29 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:25 AM and iftar to 6:45 PM, for a fast of 13 h 10 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Eagle River is located
Eagle River lies at 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W, in Alaska, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Anchorage, 21 km away. Close by you will find Anchorage (21 km), Badger (400 km), and Fairbanks (402 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Eagle River
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Alaska, United States
- Population
- 24,793
- Coordinates
- 61.32139, -149.56778
- Time zone
- UTC−9, UTC−8 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 351.2° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,776 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Eagle River
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Eagle River comes about 80 minutes later around the summer solstice (8:05 PM instead of 6:45 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 2:06 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Eagle River, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Eagle River
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Eagle River
Which calculation method is used for Eagle River?
We use the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method: Fajr at 15° and Isha when the sun is 15° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
When is Fajr in Eagle River?
Fajr in Eagle River changes with the seasons: about 3:09 AM on 21 June and about 7:43 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Eagle River differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Eagle River is 5,390 km from Washington D.C., towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Eagle River is called roughly 50 minutes later than in Washington D.C.
How long is the fast in Eagle River during Ramadan?
Roughly 10 h 29 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Eagle River?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:39 PM on 21 December and 11:43 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.