Question 1

How are the prayer times for Shinshicho calculated?

Accepted Answer

From the Sun’s position at Shinshicho’s coordinates for each day, with the same open engine as the Moazzin app; time zone and daylight saving come from the IANA database. No local safety minutes are added, so where your mosque’s timetable differs, follow it.

Question 2

Why are there two Asr times?

Accepted Answer

Hanafi Asr begins when an object’s shadow is twice its length (beyond the noon shadow); Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali Asr at one length, which is earlier. Today in Shinshicho: Hanafi 1:37 PM, Shafi‘i 12:34 PM. Pick yours above.

Question 3

Which method is used for Fajr and Isha?

Accepted Answer

Fajr and Isha at the Sun 18° below the horizon (the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi convention), with 12° for Isha (red twilight) as an option. Sunrise and Maghrib use the Sun’s upper edge at the horizon with refraction. At high latitudes Fajr falls back to solar midnight.

Question 4

Which way is the Qibla from Shinshicho?

Accepted Answer

From Shinshicho the Qibla is 8° N from true north, 1,596 km to the Kaaba in Makkah. The Qibla page has a compass.

Date	Fajr	Sunrise	Zuhr	Asr	Maghrib	Isha
1 Thu	2:07	3:16	9:18	1:38	3:20	4:29
2 Fri	2:07	3:16	9:18	1:38	3:19	4:28
3 Sat	2:07	3:16	9:17	1:37	3:19	4:28
4 Sun	2:07	3:16	9:17	1:37	3:18	4:27
5 Mon	2:07	3:16	9:17	1:37	3:18	4:27
6 Tue	2:06	3:16	9:17	1:36	3:17	4:27
7 Wed	2:06	3:16	9:16	1:36	3:17	4:26
8 Thu	2:06	3:16	9:16	1:36	3:16	4:26
9 Fri	2:06	3:16	9:16	1:35	3:16	4:25
10 Sat	2:06	3:15	9:15	1:35	3:15	4:25
11 Sun	2:06	3:15	9:15	1:35	3:15	4:24
12 Mon	2:06	3:15	9:15	1:35	3:14	4:24
13 Tue	2:06	3:15	9:15	1:34	3:14	4:24
14 Wed	2:05	3:15	9:14	1:34	3:14	4:23
15 Thu	2:05	3:15	9:14	1:34	3:13	4:23
16 Fri	2:05	3:15	9:14	1:34	3:13	4:23
17 Sat	2:05	3:15	9:14	1:33	3:12	4:22
18 Sun	2:05	3:15	9:14	1:33	3:12	4:22
19 Mon	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:33	3:12	4:22
20 Tue	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:33	3:11	4:21
21 Wed	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:32	3:11	4:21
22 Thu	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:32	3:11	4:21
23 Fri	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:32	3:10	4:21
24 Sat	2:05	3:15	9:13	1:32	3:10	4:20
25 Sun	2:05	3:15	9:12	1:31	3:10	4:20
26 Mon	2:05	3:15	9:12	1:31	3:09	4:20
27 Tue	2:05	3:15	9:12	1:31	3:09	4:20
28 Wed	2:05	3:15	9:12	1:31	3:09	4:20
29 Thu	2:05	3:16	9:12	1:31	3:09	4:19
30 Fri	2:05	3:16	9:12	1:31	3:08	4:19
31 Sat	2:05	3:16	9:12	1:30	3:08	4:19

Prayer times in Shinshicho

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Common questions

How are the prayer times for Shinshicho calculated?

Why are there two Asr times?

Which method is used for Fajr and Isha?

Which way is the Qibla from Shinshicho?