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Prayer times in Park Forest
Residents of and visitors to Park Forest can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Park Forest is a city in the United States, in Illinois, with about 21,954 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Park Forest
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Prayer calendar for Park Forest
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Park Forest
It is useful to know how prayer times in Park Forest move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 3:35 AM on 21 June and 5:50 AM on 21 December, a difference of 2 h 16 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:24 PM and 8:28 PM. Daylight peaks at 15 h 11 min in the summer solstice and falls to 9 h 10 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 | 5:38 AM | 6:54 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:23 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:35 AM | 5:17 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:54 PM | 8:28 PM | 10:10 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:23 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:43 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:50 AM | 7:14 AM | 11:49 AM | 2:06 PM | 4:24 PM | 5:47 PM |
Park Forest does not use the same time zone as the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Park Forest is called about 17 minutes earlier than in Washington D.C., but the real solar difference depends on the 948 km between the two cities.
Finding the Qibla from Park Forest
Qibla from Park Forest: 48.7° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 11,177 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Park Forest is the easiest reference.
Fasting hours in Park Forest 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 Park Forest is around 5:27 AM and iftar at 5:15 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 38 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:47 AM and iftar to 5:50 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 53 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Park Forest is located
Park Forest lies at 41.4914° N, 87.6745° W, in Illinois, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Crown Point, 27 km away. Nearby places include Matteson (4 km), Chicago Heights (4 km), and Homewood (7 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Park Forest
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Illinois, United States
- Population
- 21,954
- Coordinates
- 41.49142, -87.67449
- Time zone
- UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 48.7° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,177 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Park Forest
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Park Forest is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:58 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 4:54 PM for the majority, 6:08 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Park Forest, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Park Forest
- Matteson4 km · north-west
- Chicago Heights4 km · north-east
- Homewood7 km · north
- Country Club Hills9 km · north-west
- Dyer13 km · east
- Tinley Park13 km · north-west
- Harvey13 km · north
- South Holland13 km · north-east
Prayer times in Park Forest: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Park Forest?
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.
How long is the fast in Park Forest during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 38 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Park Forest?
The Qibla in Park Forest is 48.7° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,177 km away.
Do prayer times in Park Forest differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Park Forest is 948 km from Washington D.C., towards the west, and Dhuhr in Park Forest is called roughly 17 minutes earlier than in Washington D.C.
When is Maghrib in Park Forest?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:24 PM on 21 December and 8:28 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.