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Prayer times in Seal Beach
Muslims living in Seal Beach can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Seal Beach is a city in the United States, in California, with about 24,619 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.
Today’s prayer times in Seal Beach
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Seal Beach
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Seal Beach by season
Prayer times in Seal Beach vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:18 AM and Maghrib at 8:06 PM, giving a day of 14 h 24 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:39 AM and Maghrib to 4:48 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 55 min. That is a difference of 4 h 29 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:48 AM | 6:56 AM | 1:00 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:13 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:18 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:39 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:33 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:45 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:48 PM | 7:56 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:39 AM | 6:53 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:30 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:02 PM |
Seal Beach does not use the same time zone as the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Seal Beach is called about 16 minutes earlier than in Washington D.C., while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 3,692 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Seal Beach
Qibla direction for Seal Beach: 24.1° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 13,451 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Seal Beach remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Seal Beach during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Seal Beach is at about 5:24 AM and iftar at 5:30 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 57 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:53 AM and iftar to 5:55 PM, for a fast of 12 h 53 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Seal Beach on the map
Seal Beach lies at 33.7414° N, 118.1048° W, in California, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Santa Ana, 22 km away. Close by you will find Long Beach (8 km), Westminster (9 km), and Cypress (10 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Seal Beach
- Type
- City
- Part of
- California, United States
- Population
- 24,619
- Coordinates
- 33.74141, -118.10479
- Time zone
- UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 24.1° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,451 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Seal Beach
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Seal Beach comes roughly 76 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:55 PM instead of 4:39 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 1:00 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure your device’s clock is correct: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Seal Beach (UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Seal Beach
- Long Beach8 km · west
- Westminster9 km · east
- Cypress10 km · north-east
- Stanton12 km · north-east
- Lakewood13 km · north
- La Palma13 km · north-east
- Huntington Beach13 km · south-east
- Cerritos14 km · north
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Seal Beach
How long is the fast in Seal Beach during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 57 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Seal Beach?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:48 PM on 21 December and 8:06 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Seal Beach?
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 Seal Beach?
The Qibla in Seal Beach is 24.1° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 13,451 km away.
What time is Fajr in Seal Beach?
Fajr in Seal Beach changes with the seasons: about 4:18 AM on 21 June and about 5:39 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.