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Prayer Times in Riyadh Today

Prayer schedule and adhan times for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, calculated with the Umm al-Qura, Makkah method in the Asia/Riyadh time zone.

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Today's adhan times in Riyadh

11 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH · 22 October 2026

Fajr: 04:36
Sunrise: 05:55
Dhuhr: 11:38
Asr: 14:54
Maghrib: 17:21
Isha: 18:51

Imsak, midnight and the last third of the night in Riyadh, the numbers a fasting timetable is built on. Ramadan page

Imsak: 04:26
Midnight: 22:59
Last third of the night: 00:51

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Calculation method

Umm al-Qura, Makkah

The Umm al-Qura convention used across Saudi Arabia (Fajr at 18.5°, Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib).

Time zone: Asia/Riyadh
Coordinates: 24.7136, 46.6753
Asr madhhab: Standard (Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali)

Computed astronomically with the adhan library. Sources and methodology · Disclaimer

Qibla from Riyadh

The Qibla from Riyadh is 243.80° clockwise from true north, and the Kaaba is about 790 km away.

Qibla direction

How calculation methods differ in Riyadh

Fajr and Isha for the same day under several recognised conventions. The minute gap is measured against the convention this page uses (Umm al-Qura, Makkah).

Method	Fajr	Isha	Gap
Umm al-Qura, Makkahused here	04:36	18:51	-
Muslim World League	04:38	18:33	+2 / -18 min
Egyptian General Authority	04:32	18:35	-4 / -16 min
University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi	04:38	18:37	+2 / -14 min
Turkey (Diyanet)	04:38	18:33	+2 / -18 min
North America (ISNA)	04:52	18:24	+16 / -27 min

Fajr adhan in Riyadh

04:36

Across the year Fajr moves between about 03:33 in high summer and 05:09 in midwinter, with Imsak ten minutes earlier.

Fajr adhan details

Maghrib adhan and iftar in Riyadh

17:21

Iftar starts at the Maghrib adhan. Maghrib here ranges from 18:45 to 17:09, making a fasting day of 15 hours 12 minutes at its longest and 12 hours at its shortest.

Maghrib adhan details

Asr adhan: majority and Hanafi

15:16 / 16:38

On the longest day in Riyadh the two positions are about 82 minutes apart, since the majority use one shadow length and the Hanafi school two. This page shows the majority view; the interactive tool can switch it.

About Riyadh and its timings

Riyadh started as a walled town on two dry valleys in the heart of Najd, then became the largest city in the Arabian Peninsula in under a century. It expanded horizontally on a straight street grid, which is why daily life here leans on the car more than in any other Saudi city. Its desert climate is severe in summer, but the dry air keeps nights bearable and makes dawn unusually easy to read.

Riyadh sits toward the eastern edge of its time zone, so Maghrib arrives about forty minutes before Jeddah even though both share one official clock.

Elevation: 612 m
Population (estimate): 7,700,000 (2024 estimate)
Origins: Grew from eighteenth-century Najdi forts and towns
Main religious landmark: Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque

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Riyadh prayer schedule for October 2026

Date	Today	Fajr	Dhuhr	Asr	Maghrib	Isha
01 Oct	20 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:27	11:43	15:06	17:40	19:10
02 Oct	21 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:28	11:43	15:06	17:39	19:09
03 Oct	22 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:28	11:42	15:05	17:38	19:08
04 Oct	23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:29	11:42	15:05	17:37	19:07
05 Oct	24 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:29	11:42	15:04	17:36	19:06
06 Oct	25 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:29	11:41	15:03	17:35	19:05
07 Oct	26 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:30	11:41	15:03	17:34	19:04
08 Oct	27 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:30	11:41	15:02	17:33	19:03
09 Oct	28 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:31	11:41	15:02	17:32	19:02
10 Oct	29 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:31	11:40	15:01	17:31	19:01
11 Oct	30 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH	04:31	11:40	15:00	17:30	19:00
12 Oct	1 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:32	11:40	15:00	17:29	18:59
13 Oct	2 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:32	11:40	14:59	17:29	18:59
14 Oct	3 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:33	11:39	14:59	17:28	18:58
15 Oct	4 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:33	11:39	14:58	17:27	18:57
16 Oct	5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:33	11:39	14:57	17:26	18:56
17 Oct	6 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:34	11:39	14:57	17:25	18:55
18 Oct	7 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:34	11:38	14:56	17:24	18:54
19 Oct	8 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:35	11:38	14:56	17:23	18:53
20 Oct	9 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:35	11:38	14:55	17:22	18:52
21 Oct	10 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:36	11:38	14:55	17:21	18:51
22 Oct	11 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:36	11:38	14:54	17:21	18:51
23 Oct	12 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:36	11:38	14:53	17:20	18:50
24 Oct	13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:37	11:38	14:53	17:19	18:49
25 Oct	14 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:37	11:37	14:52	17:18	18:48
26 Oct	15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:38	11:37	14:52	17:17	18:47
27 Oct	16 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:38	11:37	14:51	17:17	18:47
28 Oct	17 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:39	11:37	14:51	17:16	18:46
29 Oct	18 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:39	11:37	14:50	17:15	18:45
30 Oct	19 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:40	11:37	14:50	17:15	18:45
31 Oct	20 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH	04:40	11:37	14:49	17:14	18:44

Adhan and prayer times vary by location and the calculation method you choose. Check your local authority when they differ.

Accuracy and review

Methodology last reviewed: 7 September 2026
Reference body followed in Saudi Arabia: The Umm al-Qura calendar and the Haramain religious affairs presidency. Your local mosque may differ by a minute or two, and its calendar takes precedence.
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