Calculate your Zakat
Nisab at today's gold and silver prices, with the rules of your school. It takes two minutes and nothing leaves your device.
Open the Zakat calculatorPrayer Times in Istanbul, Istanbul
Gregorian: Friday, 16 October 2026 Hijri: 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
Prayer times in Istanbul today start with Fajr at 05:45 and end with Isha at 19:50, calculated for the city's own time zone using the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method.
Local time in Istanbul
Namaz time Istanbul today
- Fajr 05:45
- Sunrise 07:09
- Dhuhr 12:55
- Asr 15:58
- Maghrib 18:30
- Isha 19:50
Asr (Hanafi) 16:44
Mosque iqamah (congregation) times can differ from these start times. Find your mosque
Zakat al-Fitr
Fitrana per person and for your household, before the Eid prayer.
Open the Zakat al-Fitr calculatorWhat are the prayer times in Istanbul today?
Today's prayer times in Istanbul (Friday, 16 October 2026): Fajr 05:45, sunrise 07:09, Dhuhr 12:55, Asr 15:58, Maghrib 18:30 and Isha 19:50.
- Next prayer
- Fajr 05:46
- Hijri
- 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Method
- Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey)
- Asr
- Standard
- Qibla
- 151.6° SSE
Updated Friday, 16 October 2026. Calculated with the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method for Istanbul's coordinates and time zone.
Mosques in Istanbul
Map loads when you scroll here
No mosques near Istanbul are listed on OpenStreetMap yet.
Find mosques near me on Google MapsWeather in Istanbul
Loading the latest weather…
Istanbul prayer timetable October 2026
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr (Standard) | Asr (Hanafi) | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 20 Rabi al-Thani | 05:29 | 06:53 | 12:59 | 16:16 | 17:06 | 18:55 | 20:14 |
| Fri 2 | 21 | 05:30 | 06:54 | 12:59 | 16:15 | 17:04 | 18:53 | 20:12 |
| Sat 3 | 22 | 05:31 | 06:55 | 12:58 | 16:14 | 17:03 | 18:51 | 20:10 |
| Sun 4 | 23 | 05:32 | 06:57 | 12:58 | 16:13 | 17:01 | 18:50 | 20:09 |
| Mon 5 | 24 | 05:33 | 06:58 | 12:58 | 16:12 | 17:00 | 18:48 | 20:07 |
| Tue 6 | 25 | 05:34 | 06:59 | 12:57 | 16:10 | 16:58 | 18:46 | 20:05 |
| Wed 7 | 26 | 05:35 | 07:00 | 12:57 | 16:09 | 16:57 | 18:45 | 20:04 |
| Thu 8 | 27 | 05:36 | 07:01 | 12:57 | 16:08 | 16:55 | 18:43 | 20:02 |
| Fri 9 | 28 | 05:38 | 07:02 | 12:57 | 16:07 | 16:54 | 18:41 | 20:00 |
| Sat 10 | 29 | 05:39 | 07:03 | 12:56 | 16:06 | 16:53 | 18:40 | 19:59 |
| Sun 11 | 30 | 05:40 | 07:04 | 12:56 | 16:04 | 16:51 | 18:38 | 19:57 |
| Mon 12 | 1 Jumada al-Ula | 05:41 | 07:05 | 12:56 | 16:03 | 16:50 | 18:37 | 19:56 |
| Tue 13 | 2 | 05:42 | 07:06 | 12:56 | 16:02 | 16:48 | 18:35 | 19:54 |
| Wed 14 | 3 | 05:43 | 07:07 | 12:55 | 16:01 | 16:47 | 18:33 | 19:53 |
| Thu 15 | 4 | 05:44 | 07:08 | 12:55 | 16:00 | 16:45 | 18:32 | 19:51 |
| Fri 16 | 5 | 05:45 | 07:09 | 12:55 | 15:58 | 16:44 | 18:30 | 19:50 |
| Sat 17 | 6 | 05:46 | 07:10 | 12:55 | 15:57 | 16:43 | 18:29 | 19:48 |
| Sun 18 | 7 | 05:47 | 07:12 | 12:54 | 15:56 | 16:41 | 18:27 | 19:47 |
| Mon 19 | 8 | 05:48 | 07:13 | 12:54 | 15:55 | 16:40 | 18:26 | 19:45 |
| Tue 20 | 9 | 05:49 | 07:14 | 12:54 | 15:54 | 16:39 | 18:24 | 19:44 |
| Wed 21 | 10 | 05:50 | 07:15 | 12:54 | 15:53 | 16:37 | 18:23 | 19:42 |
| Thu 22 | 11 | 05:51 | 07:16 | 12:54 | 15:51 | 16:36 | 18:21 | 19:41 |
| Fri 23 | 12 | 05:52 | 07:17 | 12:54 | 15:50 | 16:35 | 18:20 | 19:40 |
| Sat 24 | 13 | 05:53 | 07:18 | 12:53 | 15:49 | 16:33 | 18:19 | 19:38 |
| Sun 25 | 14 | 05:54 | 07:19 | 12:53 | 15:48 | 16:32 | 18:17 | 19:37 |
| Mon 26 | 15 | 05:55 | 07:21 | 12:53 | 15:47 | 16:31 | 18:16 | 19:36 |
| Tue 27 | 16 | 05:56 | 07:22 | 12:53 | 15:46 | 16:29 | 18:14 | 19:35 |
| Wed 28 | 17 | 05:57 | 07:23 | 12:53 | 15:45 | 16:28 | 18:13 | 19:33 |
| Thu 29 | 18 | 05:59 | 07:24 | 12:53 | 15:44 | 16:27 | 18:12 | 19:32 |
| Fri 30 | 19 | 06:00 | 07:25 | 12:53 | 15:43 | 16:26 | 18:11 | 19:31 |
| Sat 31 | 20 | 06:01 | 07:26 | 12:53 | 15:42 | 16:24 | 18:09 | 19:30 |
Get these prayer start times in your calendar with a 10-minute reminder. Add to calendar (.ics). Free one-page A4 PDF of the Istanbul prayer times, ready to print.
Qibla from Istanbul
Face 151.6° (south-southeast) from true north. Makkah is 2,407 km away.
Open the qibla compass for IstanbulRamadan 2027 in Istanbul
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting.
Ramadan timetable for IstanbulSalah times Istanbul: 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 Istanbul
Each of the five daily prayers in Istanbul today, with tomorrow's time so you can plan ahead.
Fajr time Istanbul
Fajr in Istanbul today is at 05:45. Tomorrow it is at 05:46 (1 min later).
Dhuhr time Istanbul
Dhuhr in Istanbul today is at 12:55. Tomorrow it is at 12:55 (same time).
Asr time Istanbul
Asr in Istanbul today is at 15:58. Tomorrow it is at 15:57 (1 min earlier).
Maghrib time Istanbul
Maghrib in Istanbul today is at 18:30. Tomorrow it is at 18:29 (1 min earlier).
Isha time Istanbul
Isha in Istanbul today is at 19:50. Tomorrow it is at 19:48 (2 min earlier).
Jummah time Istanbul
Friday prayer (Jummah) replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. The calculated Dhuhr start in Istanbul this Friday is 12:55; the khutbah and congregation times are set by each masjid, so check with your local mosque.
Islamic prayer times in Istanbul across the year
Across 2026, Fajr in Istanbul moves between 03:24 and 06:51, and Maghrib between 17:43 and 20:48. The longest fasting day, dawn to sunset, is 17h 23m on 20 June; the shortest is 10h 59m on 20 December.
- Earliest Fajr
- 03:2414 June
- Latest Fajr
- 06:513 January
- Earliest Maghrib
- 17:433 December
- Latest Maghrib
- 20:4827 June
- Longest fasting day
- 17h 23m20 June
- Shortest fasting day
- 10h 59m20 December
- Qibla
- 151.6° SSE2,407 km
- Daylight saving
- —Europe/Istanbul
Istanbul does not change its clocks; times stay on Europe/Istanbul all year. How times are calculated
Istanbul, the Sun and the clock
Istanbul is the main city of Istanbul, home to about 16,000,000 people. Istanbul lies 16.1° west of the 45° E meridian that its time zone is based on. The Sun therefore reaches its highest point about 64 minutes after 12:00 on average, around 13:04, and Dhuhr comes later than the clock suggests.
The Sun never stands straight overhead in Istanbul: at Dhuhr it climbs to about 72° above the horizon in June and only 26° in December, so noon shadows are much longer in December. Days in Istanbul range from 9h 13m in December to 15h 8m in June, a difference of 5h 55m, and Fajr, Maghrib and Isha shift with them.
Maghrib time Istanbul 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 Istanbul, calculated with the same method.
| City | Distance | Fajr | Maghrib | Maghrib vs Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | — | 05:45 | 18:30 | — |
| Fatih | 1 km | 05:45 | 18:30 | same time |
| Eminönü | 2 km | 05:45 | 18:30 | same time |
| Zeytinburnu | 4 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
| Güngören Merter | 5 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
| Merter Keresteciler | 5 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
| Üsküdar | 6 km | 05:45 | 18:30 | same time |
| Şişli | 6 km | 05:45 | 18:30 | same time |
| Esenler | 7 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
| Bahçelievler | 8 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
| Bağcılar | 8 km | 05:45 | 18:31 | 1 min later |
Muslim prayer times near Istanbul
Prayer times widget
Show Istanbul prayer times on your own website with a free widget.
Prayer times on your Windows desktop
A small free widget with Istanbul's prayer times, a countdown to the next prayer and an adhan reminder. Windows 10 and 11.
Get Awqatly for Windows (free)The Muslim community in Istanbul
Istanbul's skyline is made of mosques, and three of them tell its story. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, was begun in 1609 and completed in 1617 for Sultan Ahmed I, to the design of the architect Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, in the classical Ottoman style. It has six minarets, each 64 metres tall, a central dome with an inner diameter of 23.5 metres, four semi-domes and four smaller corner domes. Its interior is lined with 21,043 Iznik tiles of over fifty designs, mostly in blue. It stands in Sultanahmet, on the site of the old Hippodrome, across from Hagia Sophia, and it reopened for worship in April 2023 after a restoration that began in 2018.
The Süleymaniye Mosque, on the Third Hill, was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by Mimar Sinan, with an inscription giving 1550 as the foundation date and 1557 as the inauguration. Its dome is about 53 metres high and 26 metres across, and it has four minarets, the two tallest 76 metres. The mosque was the heart of a complex that included four madrasas, a public kitchen, a hospital, public baths, a caravanserai and a primary school, and behind the qibla wall are the tombs of Suleiman and his wife Hürrem Sultan. It was restored between 2007 and 2010. Hagia Sophia, built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian between 532 and 537, became a mosque after the conquest of 1453, a museum in 1935, and was reclassified as a mosque in 2020 after the Council of State annulled the decision that had created the museum.
Istanbul prayer times are published by the Diyanet, the Presidency of Religious Affairs, which uses 18 degrees for imsak (Fajr) and 17 degrees for Yatsı (Isha) plus fixed safety minutes (temkin). The city lies at 41 degrees north and Turkey has kept UTC+3 all year since 2016. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Istanbul lasts about 17 and a half hours on 21 June and 11 hours on 21 December. The Diyanet announces the start of Ramadan and Eid for the whole country, and its tables are the official reference.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Sultan Ahmed Mosque; Wikipedia: Süleymaniye Mosque; Wikipedia: Hagia Sophia.
Fajr, Maghrib and Isha time in Istanbul: common questions
What time is Fajr in Istanbul today?
Fajr in Istanbul today is at 05:45. Dawn prayer begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon under the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı method (Turkey) method; sunrise follows at 07:09.
What time is Maghrib in Istanbul?
Maghrib in Istanbul today is at 18:30, at sunset. It is also the time the fast opens during Ramadan.
When is Isha in Istanbul?
Isha in Istanbul today begins at 19:50, when evening twilight ends.
What time is Jummah in Istanbul?
Jummah replaces Dhuhr on Friday. Dhuhr in Istanbul on Friday 16 October starts at 12:55; the congregation time is set by each mosque.
Can I download Istanbul 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.