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Gregorian: Saturday, 17 October 2026 Hijri: 6 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
Prayer times in Ankara today start with Fajr at 05:31 and end with Isha at 19:32, calculated for the city's own time zone using the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method.
Local time in Ankara
Namaz time Ankara today
- Fajr 05:31
- Sunrise 06:54
- Dhuhr 12:39
- Asr 15:43
- Maghrib 18:14
- Isha 19:32
Asr (Hanafi) 16:29
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Today's prayer times in Ankara (Saturday, 17 October 2026): Fajr 05:31, sunrise 06:54, Dhuhr 12:39, Asr 15:43, Maghrib 18:14 and Isha 19:32.
- Next prayer
- Fajr 05:31
- Hijri
- 6 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Method
- Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey)
- Asr
- Standard
- Qibla
- 160.1° SSE
Updated Saturday, 17 October 2026. Calculated with the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method for Ankara's coordinates and time zone.
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Ankara prayer timetable October 2026
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr (Standard) | Asr (Hanafi) | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 20 Rabi al-Thani | 05:14 | 06:37 | 12:43 | 16:02 | 16:51 | 18:39 | 19:57 |
| Fri 2 | 21 | 05:16 | 06:38 | 12:43 | 16:00 | 16:50 | 18:38 | 19:55 |
| Sat 3 | 22 | 05:17 | 06:39 | 12:43 | 15:59 | 16:48 | 18:36 | 19:54 |
| Sun 4 | 23 | 05:18 | 06:40 | 12:42 | 15:58 | 16:47 | 18:34 | 19:52 |
| Mon 5 | 24 | 05:19 | 06:41 | 12:42 | 15:57 | 16:45 | 18:33 | 19:50 |
| Tue 6 | 25 | 05:20 | 06:42 | 12:42 | 15:56 | 16:44 | 18:31 | 19:49 |
| Wed 7 | 26 | 05:21 | 06:43 | 12:42 | 15:55 | 16:43 | 18:30 | 19:47 |
| Thu 8 | 27 | 05:22 | 06:44 | 12:41 | 15:53 | 16:41 | 18:28 | 19:46 |
| Fri 9 | 28 | 05:23 | 06:45 | 12:41 | 15:52 | 16:40 | 18:27 | 19:44 |
| Sat 10 | 29 | 05:24 | 06:46 | 12:41 | 15:51 | 16:38 | 18:25 | 19:43 |
| Sun 11 | 30 | 05:25 | 06:47 | 12:40 | 15:50 | 16:37 | 18:23 | 19:41 |
| Mon 12 | 1 Jumada al-Ula | 05:26 | 06:48 | 12:40 | 15:49 | 16:36 | 18:22 | 19:39 |
| Tue 13 | 2 | 05:27 | 06:49 | 12:40 | 15:48 | 16:34 | 18:20 | 19:38 |
| Wed 14 | 3 | 05:28 | 06:51 | 12:40 | 15:47 | 16:33 | 18:19 | 19:37 |
| Thu 15 | 4 | 05:29 | 06:52 | 12:39 | 15:45 | 16:32 | 18:17 | 19:35 |
| Fri 16 | 5 | 05:30 | 06:53 | 12:39 | 15:44 | 16:30 | 18:16 | 19:34 |
| Sat 17 | 6 | 05:31 | 06:54 | 12:39 | 15:43 | 16:29 | 18:14 | 19:32 |
| Sun 18 | 7 | 05:32 | 06:55 | 12:39 | 15:42 | 16:28 | 18:13 | 19:31 |
| Mon 19 | 8 | 05:33 | 06:56 | 12:39 | 15:41 | 16:26 | 18:11 | 19:29 |
| Tue 20 | 9 | 05:34 | 06:57 | 12:38 | 15:40 | 16:25 | 18:10 | 19:28 |
| Wed 21 | 10 | 05:35 | 06:58 | 12:38 | 15:39 | 16:24 | 18:09 | 19:27 |
| Thu 22 | 11 | 05:36 | 06:59 | 12:38 | 15:38 | 16:22 | 18:07 | 19:25 |
| Fri 23 | 12 | 05:37 | 07:00 | 12:38 | 15:37 | 16:21 | 18:06 | 19:24 |
| Sat 24 | 13 | 05:38 | 07:01 | 12:38 | 15:35 | 16:20 | 18:04 | 19:23 |
| Sun 25 | 14 | 05:39 | 07:02 | 12:38 | 15:34 | 16:18 | 18:03 | 19:22 |
| Mon 26 | 15 | 05:40 | 07:03 | 12:38 | 15:33 | 16:17 | 18:02 | 19:20 |
| Tue 27 | 16 | 05:41 | 07:04 | 12:37 | 15:32 | 16:16 | 18:01 | 19:19 |
| Wed 28 | 17 | 05:42 | 07:06 | 12:37 | 15:31 | 16:15 | 17:59 | 19:18 |
| Thu 29 | 18 | 05:43 | 07:07 | 12:37 | 15:30 | 16:14 | 17:58 | 19:17 |
| Fri 30 | 19 | 05:44 | 07:08 | 12:37 | 15:29 | 16:12 | 17:57 | 19:16 |
| Sat 31 | 20 | 05:45 | 07:09 | 12:37 | 15:28 | 16:11 | 17:55 | 19:15 |
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Qibla from Ankara
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Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting.
Ramadan timetable for AnkaraSalah times Ankara: calculation method and Asr
Method: Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey). Asr: Standard.
Times follow Diyanet's official method: İmsak (Fajr) at 18°, Yatsı (Isha) at 17°, plus temkin, the fixed precaution minutes Diyanet adds (sunrise −7, Dhuhr +5, Asr +4, Maghrib +7). In Turkey İmsak is when the fast begins and equals Fajr here. For the places we checked, our minutes match Diyanet's published tables or differ by one minute at most, because Diyanet may use slightly different coordinates for a town. Switch the method or the Asr school below if your mosque follows another timetable.
Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha time in Ankara
Each of the five daily prayers in Ankara today, with tomorrow's time so you can plan ahead.
Fajr time Ankara
Fajr in Ankara today is at 05:31. Tomorrow it is at 05:32 (1 min later).
Dhuhr time Ankara
Dhuhr in Ankara today is at 12:39. Tomorrow it is at 12:39 (same time).
Asr time Ankara
Asr in Ankara today is at 15:43. Tomorrow it is at 15:42 (1 min earlier).
Maghrib time Ankara
Maghrib in Ankara today is at 18:14. Tomorrow it is at 18:13 (1 min earlier).
Isha time Ankara
Isha in Ankara today is at 19:32. Tomorrow it is at 19:31 (1 min earlier).
Jummah time Ankara
Friday prayer (Jummah) replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. The calculated Dhuhr start in Ankara this Friday is 12:38; the khutbah and congregation times are set by each masjid, so check with your local mosque.
Islamic prayer times in Ankara across the year
Across 2026, Fajr in Ankara moves between 03:17 and 06:34, and Maghrib between 17:30 and 20:28. The longest fasting day, dawn to sunset, is 17h 11m on 22 June; the shortest is 11h 04m on 21 December.
- Earliest Fajr
- 03:1712 June
- Latest Fajr
- 06:344 January
- Earliest Maghrib
- 17:306 December
- Latest Maghrib
- 20:2822 June
- Longest fasting day
- 17h 11m22 June
- Shortest fasting day
- 11h 04m21 December
- Qibla
- 160.1° SSE2,160 km
- Daylight saving
- —Europe/Istanbul
Ankara does not change its clocks; times stay on Europe/Istanbul all year. How times are calculated
Ankara, the Sun and the clock
Ankara is the capital, home to about 3,500,000 people. Ankara lies 12.1° west of the 45° E meridian that its time zone is based on. The Sun therefore reaches its highest point about 49 minutes after 12:00 on average, around 12:49, and Dhuhr comes later than the clock suggests.
The Sun never stands straight overhead in Ankara: at Dhuhr it climbs to about 74° above the horizon in June and only 27° in December, so noon shadows are much longer in December. Days in Ankara range from 9h 20m in December to 15h 0m in June, a difference of 5h 40m, and Fajr, Maghrib and Isha shift with them.
Maghrib time Ankara compared with nearby cities
Prayer times shift with longitude: about 4 minutes for every degree east or west. Here is how today's Fajr and Maghrib in nearby places compare with Ankara, calculated with the same method.
| City | Distance | Fajr | Maghrib | Maghrib vs Ankara |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | — | 05:31 | 18:14 | — |
| Çankaya | 1 km | 05:31 | 18:14 | same time |
| İncirli | 7 km | 05:31 | 18:14 | same time |
| Etlik | 7 km | 05:31 | 18:14 | same time |
| Batikent | 12 km | 05:31 | 18:15 | 1 min later |
| Gölbaşı | 15 km | 05:31 | 18:15 | 1 min later |
| Akyurt | 31 km | 05:30 | 18:13 | 1 min earlier |
| Elmadağ | 32 km | 05:29 | 18:13 | 1 min earlier |
| Kazan | 38 km | 05:31 | 18:15 | 1 min later |
| Çubuk | 39 km | 05:30 | 18:13 | 1 min earlier |
| Kırıkkale | 56 km | 05:28 | 18:12 | 2 min earlier |
Muslim prayer times near Ankara
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Get Awqatly for Windows (free)The Muslim community in Ankara
The Kocatepe Mosque, in the Kocatepe quarter of Kızılay, is the largest mosque in Ankara. It was built between 1967 and 1987 and has room for 24,000 worshippers, with a floor of 67 by 64 metres and four minarets, each 88 metres high. Its history is a story about taste. A competition in 1957 chose a modern design by Vedat Dalokay and Nejat Tekelioğlu, but construction stopped at the foundations after criticism of its look. A second competition in 1967 chose a more conservative design by Hüsrev Tayla and M. Fatin Uluengin, a neo-classical Ottoman building inspired by the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne and by the Şehzade and Sultan Ahmed mosques in Istanbul, and that is the building that was completed. Dalokay later designed the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.
Ankara is also the seat of religious administration. The Presidency of Religious Affairs, the Diyanet, founded in 1924 after the caliphate was abolished, manages the country's roughly 85,000 mosques, employs all imams and finances only Sunni worship. It publishes the prayer times for every province and district of Turkey and announces the start of Ramadan and Eid for the whole country.
The times shown here for Ankara follow the Diyanet's method, with imsak (Fajr) at 18 degrees and Yatsı (Isha) at 17 degrees, plus fixed safety minutes (temkin). Ankara lies at 39.9 degrees north and Turkey has kept UTC+3 all year since 2016. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Ankara lasts about 17 hours on 21 June and 11 hours on 21 December. The Diyanet prepares the Friday sermon, and the congregation time is set by each mosque.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Kocatepe Mosque; Wikipedia: Islam in Turkey; Wikipedia: Faisal Mosque.
Fajr, Maghrib and Isha time in Ankara: common questions
What time is Fajr in Ankara today?
Fajr in Ankara today is at 05:31. Dawn prayer begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon under the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method; sunrise follows at 06:54.
What time is Maghrib in Ankara?
Maghrib in Ankara today is at 18:14, at sunset. It is also the time the fast opens during Ramadan.
When is Isha in Ankara?
Isha in Ankara today begins at 19:32, when evening twilight ends.
What time is Jummah in Ankara?
Jummah replaces Dhuhr on Friday. Dhuhr in Ankara on Friday 23 October starts at 12:38; the congregation time is set by each mosque.
Can I download Ankara prayer times as a PDF?
Yes. Press “Download PDF” above the monthly timetable on this page and choose “Save as PDF” in the print window. You get one A4 page for the month you are viewing, with Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr (Standard and Hanafi), Maghrib and Isha for every day, the Hijri dates and the calculation method. It is free to print and share.