City · Arizona
Prayer times in Douglas
Muslims living in Douglas can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Douglas is a city in the United States, in Arizona, with about 16,592 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Douglas
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Prayer calendar for Douglas
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Douglas change through the year
It helps to know how prayer times in Douglas move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:54 AM on 21 June and 6:01 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 07 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:20 PM and 7:26 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 11 min around the summer solstice and drops to 10 h 07 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:15 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:36 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:54 AM | 5:14 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:46 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:00 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:20 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:01 AM | 7:13 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:32 PM |
Douglas does not use the same time zone as the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−7. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Douglas is called about 50 minutes earlier than in Washington D.C., while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 3,056 km that separate them.
Qibla direction in Douglas
In Douglas you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 33.1° from true north; the Kaaba is 13,300 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Douglas 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 Douglas during Ramadan
Ramadan in Douglas: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:48 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:59 PM, roughly 12 h 02 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 12 h 53 min, longer by 51 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Douglas
The coordinates of Douglas are 31.3446° N and 109.5453° W. The nearest cities on our site are Sierra Vista (76 km), Nogales (132 km), and Rio Rico (137 km). Nogales, the nearest administrative centre, is 132 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel around Arizona.
- Name
- Douglas
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Arizona, United States
- Population
- 16,592
- Coordinates
- 31.34455, -109.54534
- Time zone
- UTC−7
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 33.1° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,300 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Douglas
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Douglas comes roughly 77 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:16 PM instead of 3:59 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:26 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Douglas, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Douglas
- Sierra Vista76 km · west
- Nogales132 km · west
- Rio Rico137 km · west
- Green Valley148 km · north-west
- Sahuarita150 km · north-west
- Tanque Verde151 km · north-west
- Tucson163 km · north-west
- Drexel Heights166 km · north-west
Prayer times in Douglas: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Douglas differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Douglas is 3,056 km from Washington D.C., towards the west, and Dhuhr in Douglas is called roughly 50 minutes earlier than in Washington D.C.
When is Fajr in Douglas?
Fajr in Douglas changes with the seasons: about 3:54 AM on 21 June and about 6:01 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Douglas?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:20 PM on 21 December and 7:26 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Douglas?
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.
What is the Qibla direction in Douglas?
The Qibla in Douglas is 33.1° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 13,300 km away.