Find today’s prayer times in London, United Kingdom, including Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, with a monthly timetable. The times follow the position of the sun over London, so they are calculated for this location and shift slightly every day. The page uses the calculation method usually followed in the United Kingdom, and you can change the method and the Asr setting if your masjid follows a different one.
Prayer Times in London: Quick Facts
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in winter, British Summer Time (UTC+1) in summer |
| Daylight saving time | Yes. Clocks go forward in late March and back in late October. |
| Coordinates | 51.51°N, 0.13°W |
| Longest day (June) | about 16 h 38 min from sunrise to sunset |
| Shortest day (December) | about 7 h 49 min from sunrise to sunset |
| Qibla bearing | about 119° from true north (east-southeast) |
| Distance to the Kaaba | about 4,790 km in a straight line |
How Prayer Times Work in London
Many UK mosques publish their own timetables, and Asr depends on the school followed, so follow your local masjid for congregational prayers.
Midday (Dhuhr) in London comes about 7 minutes earlier than in Birmingham, because London lies about 1.8 degrees further east. Both cities use the same clock time, and solar noon shifts by about 4 minutes for every degree of longitude.
Day length in London changes through the year, from about 7 h 49 min in December to about 16 h 38 min in June. That is why Fajr, Sunrise and Maghrib move earlier or later across the seasons, and why fasting hours in Ramadan depend on the time of year. See the Ramadan calendar for Sehri and Iftar times.
London lies at about 51.5°N. Around midsummer the sun only drops about 15 degrees below the horizon at its lowest point, so the 18-degree twilight angle used by some methods is not reached for several weeks. During this period, calculators use a workaround such as the middle of the night, one-seventh of the night or an angle-based rule. Our guide to prayer times calculation explains these options.
Qibla Direction in London
From London, the Qibla is about 119 degrees from true north, measured clockwise, which points east-southeast. The Kaaba in Makkah is roughly 4,790 km away in a straight line over the Earth’s surface. For your exact position, use the Qibla direction page. A phone compass points to magnetic north, which can differ slightly from true north, so calibrate it first.
London Prayer Times FAQ
Which calculation method is used for prayer times in London?
The page uses the method usually followed in the United Kingdom, and you can change the method and the Asr setting yourself. Many UK mosques publish their own timetables, and Asr depends on the school followed, so follow your local masjid for congregational prayers.
Does London use daylight saving time?
Yes. The UK uses GMT in winter and British Summer Time (UTC+1) from late March to late October, so the clock times of prayers jump by an hour when the clocks change.
What is the Qibla direction in London?
It is about 119 degrees from true north, which points east-southeast, and the Kaaba is roughly 4,790 km away.
How are Fajr and Isha decided in summer in London?
Because the sky never gets fully dark for several weeks, methods use a workaround such as the middle of the night or one-seventh of the night. Check which one your local masjid follows.
Can I see the monthly prayer timetable for London?
Yes, this page includes a monthly timetable for London, and you can also open the monthly timetable page.
More Prayer Times Pages
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