Prayer Times in Glasgow

Common questions

What time is Fajr in Glasgow?

Fajr in Glasgow moves through the year with the sun — earliest around midsummer, latest in midwinter. Across the 13 months this page covers it falls between 01:14 and 06:27 local time. The month tables give the exact time for every date.

What time is Maghrib in Glasgow?

Maghrib in Glasgow is sunset, so it moves with the season: across the 13 months on this page it falls between 15:43 and 22:07 local time. The month tables give the exact time for every date.

Which calculation method is used for Glasgow?

These times use the Muslim World League method, which is the convention in this region. You can change the method on the prayer times page.

Why do prayer times differ between websites?

Nearly all of the difference comes from the angle each authority uses for Fajr and Isha. These times use the Muslim World League method. In Glasgow that matters by a measurable amount: a site using the ISNA method gives a Fajr up to 48 minutes later, and one using the Egyptian method gives one up to 40 minutes earlier. A few minutes of variation between sources is normal; a difference of this size means a different method, not an error.

Are these times exact?

They are computed astronomically for 55.8642°, -4.2518° and are accurate to the minute at that point. The sun crosses 15° of longitude an hour, so moving 10 km east or west inside Glasgow shifts every time by about 38 seconds — one timetable therefore holds across the whole city. Local altitude has a smaller effect, on sunrise and sunset.

Why is Fajr so early in May?

On 96 days of the year — across May, June, July, August — the sun over Glasgow never drops far enough below the horizon for Fajr and Isha to have an astronomical solution at all. On those days this page applies the midnight rule: the night between sunset and sunrise is split in half, and Fajr is placed at the midpoint. That is why the earliest Fajr in these tables is 01:14 rather than an ordinary pre-dawn time.