Prayer times in Riyadh
Today's Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha times for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, calculated with the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method.
Times from the AlAdhan service.
About these times
The times above are calculated for Riyadh using the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method. They change a little each day, so this page reads today's times when you open it.
Fajr begins at dawn and Sunrise ends the Fajr window. Dhuhr is after the sun passes its highest point, Asr is in the afternoon, Maghrib is at sunset, and Isha begins when the evening twilight ends.
Local mosques may announce slightly different times. If your mosque publishes its own timetable, follow it.
Riyadh in numbers
Riyadh is in Saudi Arabia, at 24.71°N, 46.68°E, in the Asia/Riyadh time zone (UTC+03:00). The times on this page follow the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method, the one used or most common for this region.
Day length in Riyadh runs from about 10 h 28 min on the shortest day of the year (around 21 December) to about 13 h 32 min on the longest (around 21 June), a difference of roughly 3 h 4 min. That is why the time between Fajr and Maghrib moves so much through the year, and why a fast in Ramadan is longer or shorter depending on the season in which Ramadan falls.
Solar noon in Riyadh falls at about 11:53 local standard time on average, and Dhuhr begins shortly after it. The closest cities on this site are Doha (493 km, solar noon 19 min earlier there), Kuwait City (534 km, solar noon 5 min earlier there), Madinah (719 km, solar noon 28 min later there). The minutes shown compare when the sun is at its highest. The further east a place is, the earlier the sun peaks and the earlier its prayers begin; if two cities are in different time zones, their clocks differ by whole hours on top of that.
Day length in Riyadh through the year
| Month | Sunrise to sunset |
|---|---|
| January | 10 h 37 min |
| February | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 12 h 35 min |
| May | 13 h 12 min |
| June | 13 h 31 min |
| July | 13 h 24 min |
| August | 12 h 52 min |
| September | 12 h 8 min |
| October | 11 h 24 min |
| November | 10 h 46 min |
| December | 10 h 28 min |
Worked out for the 15th of each month from the latitude of Riyadh. A fast in Ramadan runs from Fajr to Maghrib, so it is a little longer than the figures above, because Fajr is before sunrise.
From Riyadh the Qibla is 243.8° (west-southwest), and the Kaaba in Makkah is about 790 km away.
Questions about this feature
Which method is used for Riyadh?
This page uses the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method. In the app, the method follows your region, and in Malaysia it uses the official JAKIM times.
Can I get the adhan on my phone?
Yes. Muslim Flow can sound the adhan at the exact time and remind you before each prayer, even when the app is closed.
Why might my mosque show a different time?
Mosques may use another calculation method or add a few minutes of caution. Always follow your local mosque if it publishes a timetable.