Prayer Times Phoenix, AZ Today

How Prayer Times in Phoenix Change Through the Year

The sun runs Phoenix's prayer clock, and it never keeps the same hours for long. Fajr reaches its earliest point of 2026 on 09 Jun 2026, at 3:55 AM, and its latest on 05 Jan 2026, at 6:20 AM: a swing of 2 hours 25 minutes between the two. A timetable printed in winter is out of date by summer. The swing is wide because Phoenix sits at 33.4 degrees north, far enough from the equator for the seasons to move the sun's path a long way.

The evening moves even more than the morning. The earliest Maghrib of the year in Phoenix is 5:20 PM on 30 Nov 2026; the latest is 7:42 PM on 22 Jun 2026, a shift of 2 hours 22 minutes. On the longest day, 21 Jun 2026, sunset holds until 7:41 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it comes 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 Phoenix runs 15 hours 46 minutes on 18 Jun 2026, from Fajr at 3:55 AM to Maghrib at 7:41 PM. The shortest fast is 11 hours 10 minutes on 16 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 sits near the gentle end of the table, ranked 165 of 218.

How Each Prayer Time Is Calculated in Phoenix

The Phoenix timetable on this page is calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method, the convention followed by most mosques in the United States. It sets Fajr and Isha by a 15-degree depression angle of the sun, and Asr by the standard shadow rule; the Hanafi Asr is one tap away in the method selector. Each prayer is tied to a position of the sun, never to a fixed clock time. Today, 03 Nov 2026, is 23 Jumādá al-ūlá 1448.

Fajr (5:39 AM today)

Fajr is prayed at dawn, when light first appears across the horizon before sunrise. Today in Phoenix it begins at 5:39 AM and must be finished by sunrise (6:49 AM). Across the year, Phoenix's dawn moves from 3:55 AM at the earliest to 6:20 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 Phoenix that works out to 12:12 PM today. Clock time and sun time differ here because Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 (5:34 PM today)

Maghrib begins at sunset, the instant the sun's disc slips fully below the horizon: today that is 5:34 PM in Phoenix. On a fasting day this moment is iftar, and the Sunnah is to break the fast right away, with dates or water, and then pray Maghrib.

Isha (6:44 PM today) and the Last Third of the Night

Isha begins when the red twilight leaves the western sky, at 6:44 PM tonight in Phoenix. Islamic midnight is the midpoint between Maghrib and the next Fajr, and the last third of the night after it is the time of Tahajjud, the voluntary night prayer. Use our Tahajjud calculator to find tonight's last third for Phoenix.

Friday Jummah and Mosques in Phoenix, Arizona

Every Friday, Jummah replaces Dhuhr, and it is the largest weekly gathering of Muslims in Phoenix. The verified list below covers 7 mosques and Islamic centers in Phoenix, with addresses, headed by Islamic Community Center of Phoenix (ICCP) at 2515 W Orangewood Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051. Islamic Center of the East Valley publishes a Jummah time of Khutbah 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM & 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 Phoenix mosque is missing here, contact us with its address and Jummah time and we will add it.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Phoenix (30.07° North-East)

Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Phoenix that means facing 30.07° north-east from true north, measured the short way around the globe. The bearing comes from Phoenix's position (33.4° N, 112.1° W) set against the Kaaba's (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). At about 8218 miles (13225 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 Phoenix, 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

Arizona does not move its clocks for daylight saving time, so prayer times in Phoenix never jump by an hour in spring or fall. They drift only with the sun, usually by a minute or two a day. One caution: if you travel to a state that does change its clocks, or your phone picks up a tower across a state line, your device clock may shift even though the Phoenix timetable has not. Every time on this page follows the America/Phoenix zone.

Daily Adhkar and Duas for Phoenix

Complete the prayers with the authentic supplications: the dua after adhan, dua after wudu, the 33-times tasbih after each prayer, and duas for hardship and gratitude. Read them in our dua library with Arabic text, transliteration and translation.