Today's five prayer times and the Qibla direction for Cairo, worked out from the sun using Egypt's official method — no app, and it keeps working offline.
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The five prayer times for Cairo, worked out from the sun over the city using Egypt's own official method. Nothing to download, no account, and the page keeps working once it has loaded — useful underground or on a weak signal.
Thursday 30 July
central Cairo
Next prayer
Fajr 4:34
in 4 h 19 min
About 136° — face southeast
Measured clockwise from true north (a compass points to magnetic north, which is a little different). This is the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca from the town.
Times for central Cairo, following the sun day by day.
| Day | Imsak | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 30 Jul | 4:24 | 4:34 | 6:13 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:51 | 21:19 |
| Fri 31 Jul | 4:25 | 4:35 | 6:14 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:50 | 21:18 |
| Sat 1 Aug | 4:26 | 4:36 | 6:14 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:50 | 21:17 |
| Sun 2 Aug | 4:27 | 4:37 | 6:15 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:49 | 21:16 |
| Mon 3 Aug | 4:28 | 4:38 | 6:16 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:48 | 21:15 |
| Tue 4 Aug | 4:29 | 4:39 | 6:16 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:48 | 21:14 |
| Wed 5 Aug | 4:30 | 4:40 | 6:17 | 13:02 | 16:39 | 19:47 | 21:13 |
These times are calculated, and the adhan you hear may come a few minutes earlier or later. Where they differ, your mosque is the one to follow.
Prayer times come from the sun's position, which is why they can be worked out in advance. The start of Ramadan and the dates of the two Eids depend on sighting the new crescent and are announced by Dar al-Ifta — this page does not and cannot set them.
The Fajr and Isha times use the twilight angles of the Egyptian General Authority of Survey, 19.5 and 17.5 degrees, rather than a general international method. Asr is reckoned at one shadow length.
A calendar of the sun, not the moon
Source: Computed from the sun over Cairo; the method and its angles were cross-checked against the Aladhan API using Egypt's official method, checked 29 July 2026 (today).