City · Samarqand Region
Prayer times in Chelak
Muslims living in Chelak can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Chelak is a city in Uzbekistan, in Samarqand Region, with about 16,727 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.
Prayer times in Chelak today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Chelak prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Chelak by season
Prayer times in Chelak change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 3:01 AM and Maghrib at 8:05 PM, giving a day of 15 h. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:13 AM and Maghrib to 5:11 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h 20 min. That is a difference of 5 h 40 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:06 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:09 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:01 AM | 5:04 AM | 12:34 PM | 4:33 PM | 8:05 PM | 9:59 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:50 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:54 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:13 AM | 7:50 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:53 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:43 PM |
Chelak does not use the same time zone as the capital Tashkent: local time here is UTC+5. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Chelak is called roughly 9 minutes later than in Tashkent, while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 249 km that separate them.
Qibla in Chelak and distance to Makkah
In Chelak you pray towards the south-west, at an angle of 239.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 3,281 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Chelak 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.
Fasting hours in Chelak during Ramadan
Ramadan in Chelak: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:53 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:00 PM, about 11 h 57 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 08 min, longer by 71 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Chelak
Chelak lies at 39.9200° N, 66.8623° E, in Samarqand Region, in Uzbekistan. The nearest administrative centre is Juma Shahri, 28 km away. Close by you will find Juma Shahri (28 km), Samarkand (31 km), and Bulung’ur Shahri (39 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Chelak
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
- Population
- 16,727
- Coordinates
- 39.92002, 66.86228
- Time zone
- UTC+5
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 239.2° (south-west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,281 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Chelak
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Chelak takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:40 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 4:33 PM for the majority, 5:47 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Chelak (UTC+5), whatever your location.
Nearby cities to Chelak
- Juma Shahri28 km · south-west
- Samarkand31 km · south
- Bulung’ur Shahri39 km · south-east
- Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri51 km · west
- Payshamba Shahri55 km · west
- G’allaorol Shahri63 km · east
- Urgut Shahri65 km · south-east
- Yangirabot78 km · west
Prayer times in Chelak: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Chelak?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:11 PM on 21 December and 8:05 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Chelak?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
Do prayer times in Chelak differ from Tashkent?
Yes. Chelak is 249 km from Tashkent, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Chelak comes roughly 9 minutes later than in Tashkent.
What time is Fajr in Chelak?
Fajr in Chelak changes with the seasons: about 3:01 AM on 21 June and about 6:13 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Chelak?
The Qibla in Chelak is 239.2° from true north, towards the south-west. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,281 km away.