Prayer Times in Los Angeles

Common questions

What time is Fajr in Los Angeles?

Fajr in Los Angeles moves through the year with the sun — earliest around midsummer, latest in midwinter. Across the 13 months this page covers it falls between 04:17 and 06:02 local time. The month tables give the exact time for every date.

What time is Maghrib in Los Angeles?

Maghrib in Los Angeles is sunset, so it moves with the season: across the 13 months on this page it falls between 16:43 and 20:08 local time. The month tables give the exact time for every date.

When does the last third of the night begin in Los Angeles?

It begins two-thirds of the way from Maghrib to the next Fajr, so it moves with the length of the night. In Los Angeles it falls between 01:02 and 02:17 local time across the 13 months this page covers, and Islamic midnight falls between 23:01 and 00:28. The month tables give both for every night.

Which calculation method is used for Los Angeles?

These times use the Islamic Society of North America 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 Islamic Society of North America method. In Los Angeles that matters by a measurable amount: a site using the Egyptian method gives a Fajr 22 to 31 minutes earlier, and one using the Umm al-Qura method gives one 17 to 24 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 34.0522°, -118.2437° 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 Los Angeles shifts every time by about 26 seconds — one timetable therefore holds across the whole city. Local altitude has a smaller effect, on sunrise and sunset.