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Prayer times in Berkeley
Residents of and visitors to Berkeley can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Berkeley is a city in the United States, in California, with about 120,972 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.
Adhan times in Berkeley today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Prayer calendar for Berkeley
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Berkeley change through the year
It helps to know how prayer times in Berkeley move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 4:15 AM on 21 June and 6:02 AM on 21 December, a shift of 1 h 47 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:53 PM and 8:35 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 48 min in the summer solstice and falls to 9 h 32 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 | 6:00 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:33 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:15 AM | 5:47 AM | 1:11 PM | 5:05 PM | 8:35 PM | 10:07 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:45 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:01 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:17 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:02 AM | 7:21 AM | 12:07 PM | 2:36 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:12 PM |
Berkeley does not use the same time zone as the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Berkeley is called about 1 minute later than in Washington D.C., but the real solar difference comes from the 3,904 km between the two cities.
Finding the Qibla from Berkeley
Qibla from Berkeley: 19.0° (north). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 13,161 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Berkeley is the easiest reference.
Fasting hours in Berkeley during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Berkeley is at about 5:43 AM and iftar at 5:40 PM, for a fast of 11 h 47 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:07 AM and iftar to 6:11 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 53 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Berkeley on the map
Berkeley is located at 37.8716° N, 122.2728° W, in California, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Oakland, 7 km away. Nearby places include El Cerrito (6 km), Oakland (7 km), and Orinda (8 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Berkeley
- Type
- City
- Part of
- California, United States
- Population
- 120,972
- Coordinates
- 37.87159, -122.27275
- Time zone
- UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 19.0° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,161 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Berkeley
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Berkeley is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:17 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 5:05 PM for the majority, 6:20 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Berkeley, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Berkeley
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Berkeley
Which calculation method is used for Berkeley?
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 Berkeley?
Fajr in Berkeley changes with the seasons: about 4:15 AM on 21 June and about 6:02 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Berkeley?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:53 PM on 21 December and 8:35 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Berkeley during Ramadan?
About 11 h 47 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Berkeley differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Berkeley is 3,904 km from Washington D.C., towards the west, and Dhuhr in Berkeley is called roughly 1 minute later than in Washington D.C.