Prayer times in Houston, Texas
Prayer times in Houston today
Monday, 12 October 2026
Time in Houston Next: in
- 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.
Qibla direction and Hijri date
Qibla from Houston
45° NE
Clockwise from true north, towards the Kaaba in Makkah.
Hijri date
1 Jumada I 1448 AH
Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting may differ by a day.
Praying in Houston
Houston's summer night is still around seven hours. Isha is as late as 9:44 PM on 23 June and Fajr as early as 5:03 AM on 6 June, so the gap between them is generous even at midsummer. At 29.8 degrees north the sun drops well below the horizon every night of the year.
That low latitude also narrows the fast. The shortest day, 11h 25m on 16 December, and the longest, 15h 22m on 19 June, differ by just under four hours, so a Houston fast changes character much less from season to season than it would farther north.
2027 at a glance
- Earliest Fajr
- 6 June
- Latest Fajr
- 5 November
- Earliest Isha
- 21 November
- Latest Isha
- 23 June
- Longest Fajr to Maghrib
- 15h 22m 19 June
- Shortest Fajr to Maghrib
- 11h 25m 16 December
- Ramadan fasts (expected)
- About 12h 05m → 12h 51m8 February to 8 March
- Clocks go forward
- 14 March
- Clocks go back
- 7 November
Calculated for 2027 with the method shown below. Ramadan dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; follow your local announcement for the actual start.
October 2026 prayer timetable for Houston
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Mosques near Houston
- Islamic Da'wah Center201 Travis Street · 1 mi from the centre
- Ismaili Center Houston2323 Allen Parkway Frontage Road, 77019 · 2 mi from the centre
- Islamic Society of Greater Houston3110 Eastside Street, 77098 · 4 mi from the centre
- Masjid6 mi from the centre
- Masjid Khulafa’a Rashideen6400 Southwest Freeway Frontage Road, 77074 · 9 mi from the centre
- Masjid Salah Ad-Deen5645 Hillcroft Avenue, 77036 · 9 mi from the centre
Mosque locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check with each mosque for congregation times.
How these times are calculated
- Method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Fajr
- 15°
- Isha
- 15°
- Highlighted Asr
- Standard: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali
US times use the ISNA method with Fajr and Isha at 15 degrees below the horizon. Daylight saving time is applied automatically for each state, including those that do not observe it. Dhuhr is shown 1 minute after solar noon, following the method's guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Do Houston prayer times shift when daylight saving time begins?
Yes. Texas moves its clocks forward on 14 March and back on 7 November in 2027, so each prayer falls an hour later by the clock in summer. The sun has not changed, and the timetable already shows the local time for each date.
Why does Houston have a smaller seasonal swing than northern cities?
Because the sun's path is steeper the closer you are to the tropics, so day length varies less. At 29.8 degrees north, Houston's fast ranges only from 11h 25m to 15h 22m, whereas a place like Chicago sees a far bigger swing.
When is Isha earliest in Houston?
At 6:32 PM on 21 November, about three and a half weeks before the shortest fast on 16 December. After that Isha creeps later again, even though the days are still short, and reaches 9:44 PM on 23 June.
What makes Fajr latest on 5 November in Houston?
Sunrise is still getting later in autumn, and the clocks are an hour ahead until 7 November. The result is the latest Fajr of the year, 6:31 AM, just before the clocks go back and pull the dawn prayer earlier by an hour.