Salah times in Edinburgh
Salah times in Edinburgh today
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Times are calculated for the city centre. Mosques may publish slightly different times; follow your local mosque's timetable for congregation.
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Qibla direction and Hijri date
Qibla from Edinburgh
120° SE
Clockwise from true north, towards the Kaaba in Makkah.
Hijri date
3 Jumada I 1448 AH
Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting may differ by a day.
Praying in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's June nights are so short that evening twilight runs almost straight into the morning's, which is why Fajr and Isha here use the one-seventh of the night rule on every day of the year. Isha closes the first seventh of the night and Fajr opens the last. The latitude is 56 degrees north.
Winter mornings stay dark late. Fajr is as late as 7:01 AM on 1 January and the fasting day is just 8h 45m on 17 December, but by 20 June the fast has more than doubled to 18h 35m.
Mosques near Edinburgh
Qibla 120° SE
- Dar Al-Arqam1 mi from the centre
- Edinburgh Central Mosque50 Potterrow, EH8 9BT · 1 mi from the centre
- Anwar-E-Madina Mosque and Community Centre1 mi from the centre
- Shahjalal Mosque8a Annandale Street Lane · 1 mi from the centre
- Idara Taleem Ul Quran Trust8-10 Temple Park Crescent, EH11 1HT · 1 mi from the centre
- Mohiuddin Jamia Masjid & Education Centre123 Great Junction Street, EH6 5JB · 2 mi from the centre
Mosque locations and map © OpenStreetMap contributors, map style Protomaps. Check with each mosque for congregation times.
October 2026 Salah timetable for Edinburgh
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How these times are calculated
- Method
- Moonsighting Committee Worldwide
- Fajr
- 18° with seasonal adjustment
- Isha
- seasonal twilight (shafaq)
- Highlighted Asr
- Hanafi (shadow twice the length)
UK times use the Moonsighting Committee Worldwide method. In summer, cities above 55 degrees north, including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, follow the one-seventh-of-the-night rule for Fajr and Isha because true twilight never ends there. Dhuhr is shown 5 minutes after solar noon and Maghrib 3 minutes after sunset, following the method's guidance.
Edinburgh is above 55° north, so Fajr and Isha follow the one-seventh-of-the-night rule recommended by the Moonsighting Committee.
2027 at a glance
- Earliest Fajr
- 14 June
- Latest Fajr
- 1 January
- Earliest Isha
- 6 December
- Latest Isha
- 21 June
- Longest Fajr to Maghrib
- 18h 35m 20 June
- Shortest Fajr to Maghrib
- 8h 45m 17 December
- Ramadan fasts (expected)
- About 10h 49m → 12h 53m8 February to 8 March
- Clocks go forward
- 28 March
- Clocks go back
- 31 October
Fajr and Isha follow the one-seventh of the night rule all year at this latitude.
Calculated for 2027 with the method described on this page. Ramadan dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; follow your local announcement for the actual start.
Frequently asked questions
What does the one-seventh of the night rule mean for Isha in Edinburgh?
In summer the night is short, so one-seventh of it is a short span too. Isha starts when the first seventh has passed after sunset, which is how it can reach 10:58 PM on 21 June. In winter the same rule gives an earlier evening time.
Do I have to adjust Edinburgh Salah times when the clocks change?
No. The timetable is already adjusted. British Summer Time begins on 28 March and ends on 31 October in 2027, and each prayer is shown in the local clock time for its date. The only risk is an old printed timetable from the other half of the year.
When is Fajr earliest in Edinburgh?
Fajr reaches 3:31 AM on 14 June, ahead of the longest fast on 20 June. From then on it creeps later each morning, even though the days are still near their longest.
Why is Fajr latest at New Year in Edinburgh?
Sunrise keeps getting later for a couple of weeks after the shortest fast, on 17 December. Fajr reaches its latest, 7:01 AM, on 1 January, and then starts moving back. So the darkest mornings come after the shortest fast, not on it.