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Prayer times in Saint Charles
Looking for the prayer times in Saint Charles? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Saint Charles, Maryland. Every figure is computed for 38.6032° N, 76.9386° W, so the times reflect Saint Charles itself rather than the nearest big city.
Salah times in Saint Charles today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Saint Charles prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Saint Charles
Prayer times in Saint Charles vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:10 AM and Maghrib at 8:36 PM, giving a day of 14 h 52 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:02 AM and Maghrib to 4:50 PM, and the day is just 9 h 28 min. The difference 5 h 24 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:59 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:15 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:33 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:10 AM | 5:44 AM | 1:10 PM | 5:05 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:10 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:43 AM | 6:56 AM | 1:00 PM | 4:26 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:16 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:02 AM | 7:22 AM | 12:06 PM | 2:32 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:09 PM |
Saint Charles lies 34 km south of Washington D.C., so Dhuhr in Saint Charles practically coincides with Washington D.C. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Saint Charles.
Qibla in Saint Charles and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Saint Charles: 56.7° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 10,644 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Saint Charles remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Saint Charles
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Saint Charles is around 5:42 AM and iftar at 5:38 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 45 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:06 AM and iftar to 6:09 PM, for a fast of 12 h 53 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Saint Charles
Saint Charles lies at 38.6032° N, 76.9386° W, in Maryland, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Alexandria, 24 km away. Close by you will find St. Charles (1 km), Waldorf (2 km), and Ft. Washington (14 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Saint Charles
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Maryland, United States
- Population
- 36,376
- Coordinates
- 38.60317, -76.93858
- Time zone
- UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 56.7° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,644 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Saint Charles
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Saint Charles is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 1:15 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 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.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Saint Charles (UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Saint Charles
- St. Charles1 km · east
- Waldorf2 km · north
- Ft. Washington14 km · north-west
- Fort Hunt18 km · north-west
- Clinton18 km · north
- Hybla Valley20 km · north-west
- Woodlawn21 km · north-west
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor22 km · north
Prayer times in Saint Charles: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Saint Charles?
The Qibla in Saint Charles is 56.7° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,644 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Saint Charles?
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 Saint Charles?
Fajr in Saint Charles changes with the seasons: about 4:10 AM on 21 June and about 6:02 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Saint Charles during Ramadan?
About 11 h 45 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Saint Charles?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:50 PM on 21 December and 8:36 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.