Fajr prayer time starts at true dawn (when the first horizontal light appears on the horizon) and ends when the sun begins to rise.

Quick Scoop

  • Fajr begins at the “true dawn” (Arabic: fajr al‑sadiq), when a horizontal band of white light spreads across the horizon in the east.
  • Fajr ends the moment the sun starts to rise and its upper edge appears on the horizon (sunrise/shurūq).
  • Praying Fajr after sunrise is considered outside its time and not valid as Fajr; it must then be made up as a missed prayer (qaḍā’).
  • Scholars mention it is better to pray Fajr towards the beginning of its time, in the dark before sunrise, following the practice of the Prophet.

How to know your exact Fajr time today

  • Check a reliable local timetable from your nearby mosque or Islamic center.
  • Use a reputable prayer‑time app or website that uses your GPS location and a known calculation method (e.g., Muslim World League, Umm al‑Qura).
  • Example: A city timetable may show “Fajr 6:04 AM, Sunrise 7:10 AM”, meaning you can pray Fajr any time between 6:04 and just before 7:10.

Simple rule of thumb

  • Anytime between the listed Fajr start and before the listed sunrise time on a trusted timetable = valid Fajr time.
  • If you wake up and the sun has already appeared on the horizon, you still pray, but as a make‑up (qaḍā’) and should not deliberately delay it like that.

If you tell me your city, country, and (optionally) today’s date, I can explain how to read a local timetable for your exact Fajr window.

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