City · South Dakota
Prayer times in Brookings
Muslims living in Brookings can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Brookings is a city in the United States, in South Dakota, with about 23,657 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Namaz times in Brookings today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Brookings prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Brookings
It helps to know how prayer times in Brookings move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 3:50 AM on 21 June and 6:32 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 42 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:51 PM and 9:15 PM. Daylight reaches 15 h 32 min around the summer solstice and falls to 8 h 51 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 | 6:11 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:58 PM | 7:39 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:50 AM | 5:43 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:37 PM | 9:15 PM | 11:08 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:55 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:43 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:32 AM | 8:00 AM | 12:25 PM | 2:33 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:19 PM |
Brookings is in a different time zone from the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Brookings comes roughly 19 minutes later than in Washington D.C., while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 1,745 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Brookings
Qibla direction for Brookings: 41.1° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 11,480 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Brookings is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Brookings
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Brookings is around 6:05 AM and iftar at 5:46 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 31 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:21 AM and iftar to 6:26 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 54 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Brookings
Brookings is located at 44.3114° N, 96.7984° W, in South Dakota, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Watertown, 70 km away. Close by you will find Watertown (70 km), Sioux Falls (86 km), and Mitchell (119 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Brookings
- Type
- City
- Part of
- South Dakota, United States
- Population
- 23,657
- Coordinates
- 44.31136, -96.79839
- Time zone
- UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 41.1° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,480 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Brookings
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Brookings comes roughly 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:51 PM instead of 5:37 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:35 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
For the best results, make sure your device’s clock is correct: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Brookings (UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Brookings
- Watertown70 km · north
- Sioux Falls86 km · south
- Mitchell119 km · south-west
- Willmar165 km · north-east
- Aberdeen185 km · north-west
- Sioux City204 km · south
- Mankato223 km · east
- Saint Cloud250 km · north-east
Prayer times in Brookings: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Brookings?
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 Brookings during Ramadan?
About 11 h 31 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 54 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Brookings?
Fajr in Brookings changes with the seasons: about 3:50 AM on 21 June and about 6:32 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Brookings?
The Qibla in Brookings is 41.1° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,480 km away.
When is Maghrib in Brookings?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:51 PM on 21 December and 9:15 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.