Today’s prayer times in Huddersfield

Prayer times are set by the sun, so they change through the year and from place to place. Huddersfield lies at 53.6° north, and this page works out each time from that position using the Moonsighting Committee method.

The Islamic day begins at sunset, with Maghrib (this method adds 3 minutes after sunset as a margin). Isha follows when the last light has left the sky, taken here as the moment the sun is 18° below the horizon. Fajr starts with the first light of dawn, when the sun is 18° below the horizon before sunrise.

Dhuhr begins once the sun has passed its highest point, when shadows are at their shortest; the method adds 5 minutes after solar noon as a margin. Asr is measured by shadow length. Most scholars, including the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools and Imam Abu Hanifa’s students Abu Yusuf and Muhammad, hold that Asr begins when an object’s shadow equals its own length (plus its midday shadow). Imam Abu Hanifa held that it begins when the shadow reaches twice the length. Both times are shown above; the Hanafi time is used in the week ahead because it is the usual choice in the UK.

From about 14 May to 30 July, the sun does not go 18° below the horizon in Huddersfield, so true 18° dawn and nightfall do not happen. The Moonsighting Committee method allows for this with seasonal times based on latitude and observed twilight, so Fajr and Isha still have a set time on those nights.

These are the times at which each prayer begins. Congregation (jamaat) times are set by each mosque and are usually a little later, and some mosques use a different method, so local timetables in Huddersfield can differ by a few minutes. If your mosque publishes a timetable, follow it.

“Indeed, prayer is prescribed for the believers at specific times.”