Prayer Times in the UAE Today

How are UAE prayer times calculated?

The five daily prayers follow the position of the sun, so their times shift a little every day and differ slightly between emirates. This tool works them out in your browser from your city's location and the date you pick:

• Fajr begins at dawn, when the sun is 18.2 degrees below the horizon.
• Sunrise marks the end of the Fajr time.
• Dhuhr begins just after the sun passes its highest point of the day.
• Asr begins when the shadow of an object equals its height (plus the shadow it had at noon). This is the standard method followed by most schools.
• Maghrib begins at sunset.
• Isha begins when the sun is again 18.2 degrees below the horizon after dusk.

Small safety margins are then applied, as is usual for UAE timetables: 3 minutes are taken off sunrise, and 3 minutes are added to Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib. All times are in UAE time (GMT+4). The UAE does not use daylight saving, so the clocks never change.

Which timetable should I follow?

The official reference is the timetable of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat (Awqaf), published on its prayer times page. Mosques across the country call the adhan by that timetable.

Our times use the 18.2 degree method widely used for UAE timetables, but Awqaf does not publish every detail of its own calculation. A time shown here can therefore differ from the official one by a minute or two. When it really matters, such as the end of suhoor or Maghrib in Ramadan, follow Awqaf and your local mosque.

How do I use this tool?

Pick your city, then a date. Choose This day to see the six times for that date, or Whole month for a full table you can scroll through. When you look at today, the tool also counts down to the next prayer, and the Official timetable link takes you straight to the Awqaf page.

A worked example: Dubai in late October

Take Dubai on 24 October 2026. The sun reaches its highest point at about 12:03, so with the 3 minute margin Dhuhr shows at about 12:06. Sunset is around 17:44, so Maghrib shows at about 17:47. Sunrise is close to 6:22 and appears as about 6:19 after the margin. The sun is 18.2 degrees below the horizon at roughly 5:04 in the morning (Fajr) and 19:02 in the evening (Isha).

These rounded figures only show how the method works. For that day, use the tool's own result or, better still, the Awqaf timetable.

Why do prayer times differ between emirates?

The sun rises earlier the further east you are. Fujairah, on the east coast, sees sunrise and sunset several minutes before Abu Dhabi, which lies further west. Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah differ again because of their own latitude and longitude. That is why the tool asks for a city: choose the one closest to you.

Rules to know

Tips

• Switch to Whole month to see every day at once. It is handy during Ramadan, and our Ramadan in the UAE guide explains what else changes in the holy month.
• On Fridays, the Friday prayer (Jumuah) takes the place of Dhuhr and is held at a unified time set by Awqaf. Check the current time with Awqaf or your mosque, because it is announced separately from the daily timetable.
• To find the dates of Ramadan and the Eids, use the Hijri date converter.
• Visiting a mosque as a guest? Our etiquette and dress code guide covers what to wear and how to behave.