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Today’s prayer times in Chicago
| Prayer | Time |
|---|---|
| Fajr | 5:15 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:34 AM |
| Dhuhr | 11:35 AM |
| AsrStandard | 2:11 PM |
| AsrHanafi | 2:52 PM |
| Maghrib | 4:34 PM |
| Isha | 5:54 PM |
Times calculated using ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) (Fajr 15°, Isha 15°). Your local mosque may use a different timetable.
Next 7 days in Chicago
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11 | 5:16 | 6:35 | 11:36 | 2:11 | 4:33 | 5:53 |
| Thu 12 | 5:17 | 6:37 | 11:36 | 2:10 | 4:32 | 5:52 |
| Fri 13 | 5:18 | 6:38 | 11:36 | 2:09 | 4:31 | 5:51 |
| Sat 14 | 5:19 | 6:39 | 11:36 | 2:08 | 4:30 | 5:51 |
| Sun 15 | 5:20 | 6:40 | 11:36 | 2:08 | 4:30 | 5:50 |
| Mon 16 | 5:21 | 6:41 | 11:36 | 2:07 | 4:29 | 5:49 |
| Tue 17 | 5:22 | 6:43 | 11:37 | 2:06 | 4:28 | 5:48 |
The Asr column shows the Standard time.
Qibla direction from Chicago
Clockwise from true north. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,926 miles away.
Questions
What time is Fajr in Chicago today?
Fajr begins at 5:15 AM and sunrise is at 6:34 AM on Tuesday, November 10, using the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) method.
What time is Maghrib in Chicago today?
Maghrib is at 4:34 PM and Isha begins at 5:54 PM on Tuesday, November 10.
Which way is the qibla from Chicago?
The qibla from Chicago is 48.7° clockwise from true north (NE). A phone compass shows magnetic north, so the QiblaTrue app corrects for the difference. Allah says: “So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque [in Makkah]” (Quran 2:144, translation: Rowwad Translation Center via QuranEnc).
Which calculation method is used for Chicago?
ISNA (Islamic Society of North America), the default the QiblaTrue app uses in the United States. The app offers 14 methods if your community follows another.
How are prayer times calculated for Chicago?
Prayer times are set by the sun, so they change through the year and from place to place. Chicago lies at 41.9° north, and this page works out each time from that position using the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) method.
The Islamic day begins at sunset, with Maghrib. Isha follows when the last light has left the sky, taken here as the moment the sun is 15° below the horizon. Fajr starts with the first light of dawn, when the sun is 15° below the horizon before sunrise.
Dhuhr begins once the sun has passed its highest point, when shadows are at their shortest; the method adds 1 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 Standard time is used in the week ahead.
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 Chicago can differ by a few minutes. If your mosque publishes a timetable, follow it.
“Indeed, prayer is prescribed for the believers at specific times.”