Prayer Times Glendale, AZ Today

How Prayer Times in Glendale Change Through the Year

No two days in Glendale start at quite the same time. Across 2026, the earliest dawn prayer falls on 09 Jun 2026 at 3:55 AM, while the latest falls on 08 Jan 2026 at 6:21 AM. Between those dates Fajr travels 2 hours 26 minutes, which is why this page recalculates the timetable daily instead of printing a fixed one. The swing is wide because Glendale sits at 33.5 degrees north, far enough from the equator for the seasons to move the sun's path a long way.

Sunset moves even further. Maghrib in Glendale is earliest on 02 Dec 2026 at 5:20 PM and latest on 24 Jun 2026 at 7:43 PM, a shift of 2 hours 23 minutes. On the longest day of the year, 21 Jun 2026, the sun sets at 7:42 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it sets at 5:25 PM.

For anyone fasting outside Ramadan, such as the Monday and Thursday fasts or the white days each month, the longest fast of 2026 in Glendale runs 15 hours 47 minutes on 19 Jun 2026, from Fajr at 3:55 AM to Maghrib at 7:42 PM. The shortest fast is 11 hours 9 minutes on 18 Dec 2026. Solar noon moves too: Dhuhr ranges from 12:12 PM in one part of the year to 12:43 PM in another, following the equation of time. Measured against the other 218 cities and neighbourhoods we track, that longest fast ranks 160 of 218.

How Each Prayer Time Is Calculated in Glendale

Why do the times on this page move a little every day? Because each of the five prayers begins at a set position of the sun. PrayerTimesUSA works out the Glendale schedule with the ISNA method used across most of North America: Fajr and Isha at 15 degrees of sun depression, Asr by the standard shadow rule, with the Hanafi Asr in the method selector above. The Hijri date today in Glendale is 23 Jumādá al-ūlá 1448 (03 Nov 2026).

Fajr (5:40 AM today)

Fajr is prayed at dawn, when light first appears across the horizon before sunrise. Today in Glendale it begins at 5:40 AM and must be finished by sunrise (6:49 AM). Across the year, Glendale's dawn moves from 3:55 AM at the earliest to 6:21 AM at the latest, so regular worshippers reset their Fajr alarm every few weeks.

Dhuhr (12:12 PM today)

The noon prayer begins once the sun has passed its peak. In Glendale that works out to 12:12 PM today. Clock time and sun time differ here because Glendale keeps America/Phoenix time from a position away from the zone's central meridian. On Fridays the congregational Jummah replaces Dhuhr.

Asr (3:13 PM today)

Asr begins when the afternoon shadow of an object equals its height, on top of the shadow it cast at noon. In Glendale today that is 3:13 PM by the standard (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali) rule. The Hanafi school waits for double the height, around 45 to 65 minutes later; the method selector above shows that time. Pray it before the sun weakens and yellows near the horizon.

Maghrib (5:35 PM today)

At 5:35 PM today in Glendale, the sun sets and Maghrib begins. Its window is the shortest of the day, so it is prayed promptly. On fasting days this same moment is iftar: break the fast first, following the Sunnah, with dates or water.

Isha (6:45 PM today) and the Last Third of the Night

Isha starts when the red afterglow fades from the western sky: 6:45 PM tonight in Glendale. The middle of the Islamic night falls halfway between Maghrib and tomorrow's Fajr, and the last third of the night after that midpoint is the Tahajjud time. Find tonight's exact last third with our Tahajjud calculator.

Friday Jummah and Mosques in Glendale, Arizona

Every Friday, Jummah replaces Dhuhr, and it is the largest weekly gathering of Muslims in Glendale. The verified mosque below serves Glendale, with its address, headed by Masjid-e-Kausar at 6221 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301. Masjid-e-Kausar publishes a Jummah time of Khutbah (Arabic) 1:30 PM, First Jumuah Iqamah 1:40 PM, Second Jumuah 3:00 PM. Other mosques set their own khutbah times, so confirm before you travel.

These mosques also run weekend schools, community iftars in Ramadan and the five daily prayers in congregation. If a Glendale mosque is missing here, contact us with its address and Jummah time and we will add it.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Glendale (29.94° North-East)

Prayer is valid only when faced toward the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Glendale the shortest path over the Earth's surface, the great-circle route, points 29.94° north-east from true north. The bearing is calculated from Glendale's coordinates (33.5° N, 112.2° W) to the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). At about 8216 miles (13222 km), it is one of the longer qibla distances in the United States. It surprises many people that the direction is north-east rather than south-east: from North America, the shortest line to Mecca crosses the North Atlantic, not the Pacific.

At home or at work in Glendale, the Qibla Compass on your phone reads the bearing directly. Calibrate it with a slow figure-eight motion, and keep it clear of metal furniture and electronics that drag the needle. Inside a mosque, the mihrab already marks the direction.

No Clock Changes in Arizona: Times Move Only With the Sun

There are no clock changes to plan around in Arizona. Glendale stays on America/Phoenix all year, so prayer times slide only with the sun, a minute or two a day, never an hour overnight. The one trap is travel: cross into a daylight-saving state and your phone clock will jump even though Glendale's timetable has not.

Daily Adhkar and Duas for Glendale

The day in Glendale runs from Fajr at 5:40 AM to Isha at 6:45 PM; fill the spaces between with the authentic adhkar: dua after adhan, dua after wudu, the 33-times tasbih after prayer, and duas for hardship and gratitude, all in our dua library with Arabic text, transliteration and translation.