Prayer Times in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Today
Prayer start times for Riyadh in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, worked out for the city's latitude, longitude and time zone. The Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method and the standard Asr time are used by default, and both can be changed below.
Prayer times for Sunday, 11 October 2026
Hijri date: 30 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
- FajrDawn prayer
- SunriseFajr time ends
- DhuhrMidday prayer
- AsrAfternoon prayer
- MaghribSunset prayer
- IshaNight prayer
Times shown for Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Riyadh local time), calculated with the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method when this page was published. With JavaScript enabled they update automatically to today's date.
Riyadh prayer timetable for October 2026
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct Thu | 20 Rabi al-Thani | 4:27 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:10 PM |
| 2 Oct Fri | 21 Rabi al-Thani | 4:28 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:09 PM |
| 3 Oct Sat | 22 Rabi al-Thani | 4:28 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:08 PM |
| 4 Oct Sun | 23 Rabi al-Thani | 4:29 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:07 PM |
| 5 Oct Mon | 24 Rabi al-Thani | 4:29 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:06 PM |
| 6 Oct Tue | 25 Rabi al-Thani | 4:29 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:05 PM |
| 7 Oct Wed | 26 Rabi al-Thani | 4:30 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:04 PM |
| 8 Oct Thu | 27 Rabi al-Thani | 4:30 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:03 PM |
| 9 Oct Fri | 28 Rabi al-Thani | 4:31 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:41 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 10 Oct Sat | 29 Rabi al-Thani | 4:31 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:01 PM |
| 11 Oct Sun | 30 Rabi al-Thani | 4:31 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 12 Oct Mon | 1 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:32 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:59 PM |
| 13 Oct Tue | 2 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:32 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:59 PM |
| 14 Oct Wed | 3 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:33 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:58 PM |
| 15 Oct Thu | 4 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:33 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:27 PM | 6:57 PM |
| 16 Oct Fri | 5 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:33 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:26 PM | 6:56 PM |
| 17 Oct Sat | 6 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:34 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:39 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:55 PM |
| 18 Oct Sun | 7 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:34 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:54 PM |
| 19 Oct Mon | 8 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:35 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:53 PM |
| 20 Oct Tue | 9 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:35 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 6:52 PM |
| 21 Oct Wed | 10 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:36 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:51 PM |
| 22 Oct Thu | 11 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:36 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:51 PM |
| 23 Oct Fri | 12 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:36 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:50 PM |
| 24 Oct Sat | 13 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:37 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:38 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:49 PM |
| 25 Oct Sun | 14 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:37 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:48 PM |
| 26 Oct Mon | 15 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:38 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:52 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:47 PM |
| 27 Oct Tue | 16 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:38 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:47 PM |
| 28 Oct Wed | 17 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:39 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:51 PM | 5:16 PM | 6:46 PM |
| 29 Oct Thu | 18 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:39 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:15 PM | 6:45 PM |
| 30 Oct Fri | 19 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:40 AM | 5:59 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:15 PM | 6:45 PM |
| 31 Oct Sat | 20 Jumada al-Awwal | 4:40 AM | 6:00 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:49 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:44 PM |
All times are local time in Riyadh (Asia/Riyadh), including any daylight saving changes. Hijri dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and may differ by a day from local moon sighting. Fridays are shaded; Jumu'ah is prayed in place of Dhuhr.
Qibla direction from Riyadh
243.8° from true north (west-southwest, WSW)
Distance to the Kaaba in Makkah: 790 km (491 miles) along the great-circle route, which is the shortest path over the Earth's surface and the basis of the Qibla bearing.
A phone compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on where you are. Use our Qibla direction finder for a live compass.
About prayer times in Riyadh
Riyadh lies at 24.71° N, 46.68° E in Riyadh Province. Clocks there follow Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3, time zone Asia/Riyadh) all year with no daylight saving changes, so prayer times move only gradually with the seasons. Dhuhr, which begins just after the sun passes its highest point, stays between 11:37 AM and 12:07 PM on the clock all year.
The official Umm al-Qura method is used throughout Saudi Arabia: Fajr at 18.5° and Isha a fixed 90 minutes after Maghrib (many mosques extend this to 120 minutes during Ramadan). With this method Fajr starts when the sun is 18.5° below the horizon before dawn, and Isha begins 90 minutes after Maghrib. If your mosque follows a different convention, change the method or the Asr setting above and every table on this page will update.
Over 2026, Fajr in Riyadh is earliest on 9 June (3:32 AM) and latest on 10 January (5:17 AM), while Maghrib ranges from 5:04 PM to 6:47 PM. Daylight lasts from about 10h 36m around 18 December to 13h 41m around 18 June.
Ramadan 1448 AH: on the Umm al-Qura calendar, Ramadan is expected to run from about 8 February to 8 March 2027; the actual dates depend on moon sighting and may differ by a day in Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh, the first fast would run from Fajr at 5:12 AM to Maghrib at 5:43 PM (about 12h 31m), and by the last day from 4:52 AM to 5:59 PM (about 13h 07m). See the Ramadan guide for more.
The times on this page are the moments each prayer's time begins. On Fridays, Jumu'ah is prayed in congregation in place of Dhuhr. Mosques in Riyadh usually announce their own congregation (jama'ah) times, which are set some minutes after the start times shown here.
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Prayer times in Riyadh: common questions
Which calculation method is used for prayer times in Riyadh?
By default this page uses the Umm al-Qura University, Makkah method (Fajr at 18.5°, Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib) with the standard (Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali) Asr time. The official Umm al-Qura method is used throughout Saudi Arabia: Fajr at 18.5° and Isha a fixed 90 minutes after Maghrib (many mosques extend this to 120 minutes during Ramadan). You can change both settings at the top of the page.
What is the Qibla direction from Riyadh?
From Riyadh, the Qibla is 243.8° clockwise from true north, roughly west-southwest. The Kaaba in Makkah is about 790 km (491 miles) away along the shortest route over the Earth's surface.
How long is the Ramadan fast in Riyadh in 2027?
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on or around 8 February 2027 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar (the actual start depends on moon sighting and may differ by a day). In Riyadh, the fast from Fajr to Maghrib would last about 12h 31m on the first day and about 13h 07m by the last day.
Why might these times differ from my local mosque in Riyadh?
Mosques may use a different calculation method, a different Asr convention, their own safety margins of a few minutes, or local observation. The times here are the astronomical start times; congregation (jama'ah) times are usually set later by each mosque.