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Prayer times in Jamestown
Muslims living in Jamestown can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Jamestown is a city in the United States, in New York, with about 30,075 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Jamestown today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Jamestown prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Jamestown change through the year
It is useful to know how prayer times in Jamestown move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:57 AM on 21 June and 6:17 AM on 21 December, a difference of 2 h 21 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:48 PM and 8:56 PM. Daylight peaks at 15 h 15 min around the summer solstice and drops to 9 h 06 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 | 6:03 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:24 PM | 4:49 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:46 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:57 AM | 5:41 AM | 1:19 PM | 5:22 PM | 8:56 PM | 10:41 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:48 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:34 PM | 7:13 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:17 AM | 7:42 AM | 12:15 PM | 2:31 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:12 PM |
Compared with Washington D.C., Dhuhr in Jamestown is called roughly 9 minutes later than in Washington D.C., and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 19 minutes later than in the capital. Jamestown is 402 km away from the capital, towards the north-west. That is why we calculate every city separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Jamestown
From Jamestown you face towards the north-east, at an angle of 54.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 10,586 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Jamestown and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Jamestown
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Jamestown is at about 5:54 AM and iftar at 5:41 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 37 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:13 AM and iftar to 6:16 PM, for a fast of 12 h 54 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
About Jamestown
Jamestown is located at 42.0970° N, 79.2353° W, in New York, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Erie, 70 km away. Nearby places include Erie (70 km), Lackawanna (88 km), and West Seneca (91 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Jamestown
- Type
- City
- Part of
- New York, United States
- Population
- 30,075
- Coordinates
- 42.09700, -79.23533
- Time zone
- UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 54.8° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,586 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Jamestown
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Jamestown comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:36 PM instead of 5:22 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:24 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Jamestown, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Jamestown
- Erie70 km · west
- Lackawanna88 km · north-east
- West Seneca91 km · north-east
- Buffalo93 km · north
- Cheektowaga98 km · north-east
- Depew100 km · north-east
- Kenmore101 km · north
- Amherst104 km · north
Prayer times in Jamestown: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Jamestown?
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.
Do prayer times in Jamestown differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. Jamestown is 402 km from Washington D.C., towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Jamestown comes roughly 9 minutes later than in Washington D.C.
How long is the fast in Jamestown during Ramadan?
About 11 h 37 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 54 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Jamestown?
The Qibla in Jamestown is 54.8° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,586 km away.
What time is Fajr in Jamestown?
Fajr in Jamestown depends on the season: about 3:57 AM on 21 June and about 6:17 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.