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Prayer times in Great Bend
Residents of and visitors to Great Bend can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Great Bend is a city in the United States, in Kansas, with about 15,717 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Great Bend today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Prayer calendar for Great Bend
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Great Bend by season
Prayer times in Great Bend vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:38 AM and Maghrib at 9:02 PM, giving a day of 14 h 51 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:29 AM and Maghrib to 5:18 PM, and the day is just 9 h 30 min. That is a difference of 5 h 21 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 | 6:26 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:43 PM | 5:09 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:38 AM | 6:12 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:32 PM | 9:02 PM | 10:36 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:11 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:27 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:31 PM | 8:43 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:29 AM | 7:48 AM | 12:33 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:37 PM |
Great Bend 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 Great Bend is called roughly 27 minutes later than in Washington D.C., while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 1,884 km that separate them.
Qibla in Great Bend and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Great Bend: 40.5° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 12,088 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Great Bend is the easiest reference.
Fasting hours in Great Bend during Ramadan
Fasting in Great Bend, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:05 PM and imsak at 6:09 AM on the first day, 11 h 46 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:36 PM and the fast lasts 12 h 53 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in the United States.
Great Bend on the map
Great Bend lies at 38.3645° N, 98.7648° W, in Kansas, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Hays, 75 km away. Close by you will find Hays (75 km), Hutchinson (80 km), and Salina (113 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Great Bend
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Kansas, United States
- Population
- 15,717
- Coordinates
- 38.36446, -98.76481
- Time zone
- UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 40.5° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 12,088 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Great Bend
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Great Bend takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 1:43 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 5:32 PM for the majority, 6:47 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. Let this page help you observe your prayers on time in Great Bend and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Great Bend
- Hays75 km · north-west
- Hutchinson80 km · south-east
- Salina113 km · north-east
- Newton129 km · east
- Dodge City129 km · south-west
- Wichita146 km · south-east
- Derby160 km · south-east
- Junction City183 km · north-east
Prayer times in Great Bend: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Great Bend during Ramadan?
About 11 h 46 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Great Bend?
Fajr in Great Bend changes with the seasons: about 4:38 AM on 21 June and about 6:29 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Great Bend?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:18 PM on 21 December and 9:02 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Great Bend differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Great Bend is 1,884 km from Washington D.C., towards the west, and Dhuhr in Great Bend is called roughly 27 minutes later than in Washington D.C.
What is the Qibla direction in Great Bend?
The Qibla in Great Bend is 40.5° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 12,088 km away.