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Prayer times in The Woodlands
Residents of and visitors to The Woodlands can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. The Woodlands is a city in the United States, in Texas, with about 93,847 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location 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 The Woodlands
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Prayer calendar for The Woodlands
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in The Woodlands by season
Prayer times in The Woodlands change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 5:02 AM and Maghrib at 8:27 PM, giving a day of 14 h 06 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:03 AM and Maghrib to 5:26 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 12 min. That is a difference of 3 h 53 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 6:20 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:29 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:39 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:02 AM | 6:21 AM | 1:24 PM | 5:00 PM | 8:27 PM | 9:45 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:05 AM | 7:11 AM | 1:14 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:23 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:03 AM | 7:14 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:26 PM | 6:37 PM |
The Woodlands does not use the same time zone as the capital Washington D.C.: local time here is UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in The Woodlands comes about 14 minutes later than in Washington D.C., but the real solar difference comes from the 1,944 km that separate them.
Qibla in The Woodlands and distance to Makkah
From The Woodlands you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 45.3° from true north; the Kaaba is 12,552 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of The Woodlands 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in The Woodlands
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in The Woodlands is at about 5:51 AM and iftar at 6:05 PM, for a fast of 12 h 04 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:24 AM and iftar to 6:26 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 53 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where The Woodlands is located
The Woodlands lies at 30.1580° N, 95.4894° W, in Texas, in the United States. The nearest administrative centre is Conroe, 17 km away. Nearby places include Spring (11 km), Conroe (17 km), and New Caney (27 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
- The Woodlands
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Texas, United States
- Population
- 93,847
- Coordinates
- 30.15799, -95.48938
- Time zone
- UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 45.3° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 12,552 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in The Woodlands
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in The Woodlands comes roughly 78 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:17 PM instead of 5:00 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:29 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in The Woodlands and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near The Woodlands
Prayer times in The Woodlands: questions and answers
How long is the fast in The Woodlands during Ramadan?
About 12 h 04 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 53 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in The Woodlands?
Fajr in The Woodlands depends on the season: about 5:02 AM on 21 June and about 6:03 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in The Woodlands differ from Washington D.C.?
Yes. The Woodlands is 1,944 km from Washington D.C., towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in The Woodlands comes roughly 14 minutes later than in Washington D.C.
Which calculation method is used for The Woodlands?
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.
What is the Qibla direction in The Woodlands?
The Qibla in The Woodlands is 45.3° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 12,552 km away.