Islam Prayer Times
For Muslims it is obligatory to perform five prayers throughout the day and the night.
These are: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha.
The times of the prayer are determined by the position of the sun.
Time
Dawn Prayer (before sunrise)
Beginning time for morning prayers
1.Fajr
Angle of the sun under the horizon
Islamic Society of North America: 15°
University Of Karachi, Muslim World League: 18°
Umm Al-Qura University: 19°
Sunrise
end time for morning prayers
Shuruq
Noon Prayer
2.Dhuhr, Zhuhr
The time of Zuhr starts when sun passes its zenith.
Afternoon Prayer
3.Asr
begins when the length of the shadow of a vertical rod
Hanafi: is equal to its shadow at noon plus twice the length of the rod.
Shafi: is equal to the length of the rod plus its shadow at noon.
It ends about 10 minutes before sunset.
Sunset Prayer
4.Maghrib
begins immediately after sunset
Evening (Night) Prayer
5.Isha
begins, at moderate latitudes, when the sky is completely dark and ends just before the Dawn Prayer.
Angle of the sun under the horizon
Islamic Society of North America: 15°
Muslim World League: 17°
University Of Karachi: 18°
Umm Al-Qura University: 90 minutes after the Sunset
My thoughts exactly! Code to co-religionists with some distortions for the rest of us.
DAILY PRAYER TIMES
JAKARTA, DKI JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Latitude: S 6deg 10.45min Longitude: E 106deg 49.75min
Wednesday September 9, 2009
(19 Ramadan 1430)
Local Time: 12:16:13 AM (Jakarta)
Fajr
(Dawn) 4:40
Shorook
(Sunrise) 5:50
Zuhr
(Noon) 11:50
Asr
(Afternoon) 3:07
Maghrib
(Sunset) 5:51
Isha
(Night) 7:01