Kuwait Prayer Time
Prayer times in Kuwait for 18 cities, calculated with the Kuwait method and each city's own time zone.
Which prayer time method is used in Kuwait?
Prayer times in Kuwait follow the Kuwait method: Fajr at 18° and Isha at 17.5°. Standard Asr is the default.
- Method
- Kuwait
- Fajr / Isha
- 18° / 17.5°
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 18
Calculated in each city's own time zone.
Largest cities in Kuwait
Islamic (Hijri) calendar in Kuwait
Today in Kuwait City, Saturday, 14 November 2026 is 4 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH.
The calendar follows Kuwait's own month starts (calculated moon-sighting rule or announced dates), with today's date taken in the capital, Kuwait City. Tap a day for its prayer times. Full Hijri calendar and date converter
Prayer times by region
Al Ahmadi 6 cities
Al Asimah 3 cities
Al Farwaniyah 2 cities
Al Jahra Governorate 1 cities
Hawalli 5 cities
Mubarak al Kabir 1 cities
How prayer times are calculated in Kuwait
Prayer times in Kuwait follow the Kuwait method: Fajr at 18° and Isha at 17.5°. Standard Asr is the default.
- Method
- Kuwait
- Fajr
- 18°
- Isha
- 17.5°
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 18
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Muslims and mosques in Kuwait
Islam is the religion of the State of Kuwait under Article 2 of the 1962 constitution, which also states that Islamic law is a main source of legislation. Most Kuwaiti citizens are Muslim, and no official breakdown by sect is published. Recent estimates from non-governmental organisations and the media put the citizens at about 70% Sunni and 30% Shia, and earlier US State Department reports gave about 525,000 Sunni and 300,000 Shia citizens in 2001 and about 600,000 Sunni and 300,000 to 350,000 Shia out of 913,000 citizens in 2004. The 2002 report put Shia at between 30% and 40% of citizens, which shows how uncertain the figures are, since Kuwait does not publish a count by sect. Among expatriates, who are a majority of residents, about 62.7% are Muslim and roughly 5% Shia, according to the State Department's 2023 report.
The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs oversees the country's mosques and religious education, and the number of mosques has been reported at over 1,800 in 2024. The government appoints Sunni imams and regulates the Friday sermons, according to Freedom House's 2025 report. The Grand Mosque of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, is the state mosque and the largest in the country, and Shia congregations have their own mosques and husseiniyas, where they commemorate Muharram and Ashura.
The two communities live side by side, and their calendars can differ. The Sunni community follows the announcement of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, while many Shia follow the sighting rulings of their own scholars, so Ramadan and Eid may begin on different days. The qibla is the same for all, but the Shia Jafari method uses different angles, with Fajr at 16 degrees and Maghrib after the redness of the sky has gone, so the Shia timetable has slightly later times; this site publishes it on the Jafaria pages.
For prayer times, Kuwait keeps one time zone, UTC+3, with no daylight saving, and the country is small enough that times are the same across it. This site uses the Kuwait method, with Fajr at 18 degrees and Isha at 17.5 degrees. Kuwait City lies at 29.4 degrees north. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Kuwait City lasts about 15 and a half hours on 21 June and 11 and a half hours on 21 December. Congregation times are set by each mosque, and the start of each prayer is shown on this site.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Islam in Kuwait; Wikipedia: Grand Mosque (Kuwait).
Prayer times in Kuwait: common questions
How many cities in Kuwait does Awqatly cover?
18 cities and towns in Kuwait. Every one has its own page with today's prayer times, the next prayer, a monthly timetable and the qibla direction.
How are prayer times calculated in Kuwait?
For each city we use its own latitude, longitude and time zone with the Kuwait method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17.5°) and Standard Asr. These are the astronomical start times of each prayer.
Which Asr time does Kuwait use?
We show Standard Asr first for Kuwait, and every city page also shows the other school so you can choose. The difference is the length of the shadow that marks the start of Asr.
Do the times change during the year in Kuwait?
Yes. The sun's path shifts every day, so every prayer moves a little daily. The gap between Fajr and Maghrib is longest in summer and shortest in winter, and more so the further a city is from the equator.
Are these times the same as my local mosque's timetable?
These are the start times of each prayer. Mosques publish congregation (jamaat) times, usually a few minutes to an hour later, and some add safety minutes. We do not publish congregation times, so check with your mosque.
How do I find the prayer times for my city in Kuwait?
Choose your city from the lists on this page, search for it, or allow your location on the home page. A city page shows today's times, a monthly timetable, the qibla and the mosques nearby.