Qatar Prayer Time
Prayer times in Qatar for 26 cities, calculated with the Qatar method and each city's own time zone.
Which prayer time method is used in Qatar?
Prayer times in Qatar follow the Qatar method: Fajr at 18° and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib. Standard Asr is the default.
- Method
- Qatar
- Fajr / Isha
- 18° / 90 min
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 26
Calculated in each city's own time zone.
Largest cities in Qatar
Islamic (Hijri) calendar in Qatar
Today in Doha, Saturday, 14 November 2026 is 4 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH.
The calendar follows Qatar's own month starts (calculated moon-sighting rule or announced dates), with today's date taken in the capital, Doha. Tap a day for its prayer times. Full Hijri calendar and date converter
Prayer times by region
Al Daayen 2 cities
Al Khor 1 cities
Al Wakrah 1 cities
Al-Shahaniya 1 cities
Baladiyat ad Dawhah 17 cities
Baladiyat ar Rayyan 3 cities
Umm Salal 1 cities
How prayer times are calculated in Qatar
Prayer times in Qatar follow the Qatar method: Fajr at 18° and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib. Standard Asr is the default.
- Method
- Qatar
- Fajr
- 18°
- Isha
- 90 min
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 26
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Muslims and mosques in Qatar
Qatar's population is small and mostly foreign-born, so the Muslim community is a mixture of citizens and migrant workers from many countries. The CIA World Factbook estimated that 67.8% of the population was Muslim in 2010, and migrant workers, who come from varied backgrounds, far outnumber Qataris. Sunnis are upwards of 90% of Qatar's Muslims, according to one profile, and the Pew Research Center estimated in 2009 that Shia made up around 10% of Muslims. Among the Sunnis the Hanbali tradition is dominant in its Salafi form, although state sponsorship of a more moderate form of Islam is changing the picture, and some Sunnis lean towards the Shafi'i school.
The state runs religious life through the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. At the end of 2013 there were 1,848 operating mosques, according to the Qatar News Agency, and the number exceeded 2,000 by 2024. The Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Doha is the state mosque, named after the founder of the Wahhabi movement; in 2017 about 200 of his descendants asked for its name to be changed. The Education City Mosque has a main prayer hall for 1,800 worshippers and a courtyard for 1,000 more. The Fanar, Qatar Islamic Cultural Center, describes itself as an outreach centre for Islam, with social, religious and educational activities, a library of Islamic books and manuscripts, and some of the largest mosques in the country.
Ramadan has its own customs in Doha. The Ramadan cannon is fired at iftar, the meal that ends the daily fast, and the firing is broadcast live on national television and can be seen at Souq Waqif, at the Katara Cultural Village and at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has a Moon Sighting Committee that determines the start and the end of Ramadan, and its announcement is the reference for the country.
For prayer times, Qatar keeps one time zone, UTC+3, with no daylight saving, and the whole country is so small that prayer times differ by only a minute or two across it. The adhan is called five times a day, and prayer times follow the sun's position and change through the year. This site uses the Qatar method, in which Fajr is at 18 degrees and Isha comes 90 minutes after Maghrib. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Doha lasts about 15 hours on 21 June and 12 hours on 21 December. Congregation times are set by each mosque.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Islam in Qatar; Visit Qatar.
Prayer times in Qatar: common questions
How many cities in Qatar does Awqatly cover?
26 cities and towns in Qatar. 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 Qatar?
For each city we use its own latitude, longitude and time zone with the Qatar method (Fajr 18°, Isha 90 min) and Standard Asr. These are the astronomical start times of each prayer.
Which Asr time does Qatar use?
We show Standard Asr first for Qatar, 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 Qatar?
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 Qatar?
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.