Fajr is the first daily Islamic prayer, and its time begins at the true dawn (when a horizontal line of light appears across the sky) and ends just before sunrise.

Quick Scoop: “When is Fajr?”

Because Fajr is tied to the sun’s position, the exact clock time:

  • Changes every day.
  • Depends on your city/country and the calculation method your mosque/app uses.

Most global timetables and apps define:

  • Start of Fajr: when the sun is about 18 degrees below the horizon (astronomical dawn), though some places use 12–15 degrees instead.
  • End of Fajr: at sunrise; once the disk of the sun appears, the Fajr time is over.

How to find your Fajr time today

To know “when is Fajr” right now for you:

  1. Go to a prayer-times website or app that asks for your location (for example, Islamic Finder or similar services).
  1. Enter your city or let it use GPS.
  2. Check the row labeled “Fajr” for today’s date; that is your local Fajr start time.
  1. Look at the “Sunrise” time on the same page; Fajr must be prayed before that.

Many sites also let you adjust:

  • Prayer calculation method (e.g., different Muslim organizations).
  • High-latitude method (important if you live far north or south where nights are short or very long).

A quick example

On a typical timetable, you might see something like:

  • Fajr: 05:37
  • Sunrise: 06:16

In that case:

  • You can pray Fajr any time between 05:37 and just before 06:16.
  • It is recommended to pray it early in that window for greater reward.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.