Prayer Times Denver, CO Today

How Prayer Times in Denver Change Through the Year

Prayer times in Denver are set by the sun, so they move every single day. The biggest daily swing is at dawn. The earliest Fajr of 2026 in Denver falls on 11 Jun 2026 at 3:55 AM, while the latest Fajr arrives on 31 Oct 2026 at 6:12 AM. That is a difference of 2 hours 17 minutes across the year, which is why a timetable printed in January cannot be reused in June. The swing is wide because Denver sits at 39.7 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 Denver is 4:35 PM on 04 Dec 2026; the latest is 8:32 PM on 22 Jun 2026, a shift of 3 hours 57 minutes. On the longest day, 21 Jun 2026, sunset holds until 8:31 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it comes at 4:39 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 Denver runs 16 hours 37 minutes on 22 Jun 2026, from Fajr at 3:55 AM to Maghrib at 8:32 PM. The shortest fast is 10 hours 42 minutes on 18 Dec 2026. Solar noon moves too: Dhuhr ranges from 11:44 AM in one part of the year to 1:11 PM in another, following the equation of time. Measured against the other 218 cities and neighbourhoods we track, that longest fast ranks 75 of 218.

How Each Prayer Time Is Calculated in Denver

The Denver 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 (5:15 AM today)

Fajr is the dawn prayer, and its time begins at true dawn, the first horizontal light in the east. Today in Denver that is 5:15 AM. Pray it before sunrise (6:31 AM); after sunrise it counts as qada (missed). Through the year in Denver, dawn moves between 3:55 AM and 6:12 AM, so the Fajr alarm needs resetting with the seasons.

Dhuhr (11:44 AM today)

Dhuhr enters just after solar noon, the moment the sun stops climbing and starts down. Solar noon in Denver is not 12:00 on the clock, because the city sits inside the America/Denver zone rather than on its meridian line: today it gives a Dhuhr of 11:44 AM. On Fridays, Jummah takes Dhuhr's place.

Asr (2:33 PM today)

The standard Asr rule (followed by the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) starts Asr when a shadow grows as long as the object itself, past the noon shadow: 2:33 PM in Denver today. The Hanafi school uses twice the length, putting Asr roughly 45 to 65 minutes later; switch the method at the top of the page to see it. Pray Asr before the sunlight yellows late in the day.

Maghrib (4:55 PM today)

Maghrib enters the moment the whole disc of the sun disappears below the horizon: 4:55 PM today in Denver. It is also the iftar moment on fasting days, and the Sunnah is to break the fast promptly with dates or water, then pray.

Isha (6:11 PM today) and the Last Third of the Night

Isha begins when the last red glow leaves the western sky: 6:11 PM tonight in Denver. Halfway between Maghrib and the next Fajr falls Islamic midnight, and the last third of the night after it is set aside for Tahajjud, the voluntary night prayer. Tonight's last third for Denver is on our Tahajjud calculator.

Friday Jummah and Mosques in Denver, Colorado

Jummah, the Friday congregational prayer, replaces Dhuhr every week and is the largest regular gathering of Muslims in Denver. 5 mosques and Islamic centers in Denver are listed below with their addresses, including Masjid Al-Shuhada' (Downtown Denver Islamic Center) at 2952 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80205. Masjid Al-Shuhada' (Downtown Denver Islamic Center) publishes a Jummah time of 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM; Denver Islamic Society (Masjid Al Nur) publishes a Jummah time of 1:00 PM & 2:00 PM. Other mosques set their own khutbah times, so confirm before you travel.

Beyond Friday, expect daily congregational prayers, children's Quran classes and taraweeh in Ramadan at these centers. Mosque not listed? Send us the details and we will add it with its address and Jummah time.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Denver (34.96° North-East)

Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Denver that means facing 34.96° north-east from true north, measured the short way around the globe. The bearing comes from Denver's position (39.7° N, 105.0° W) set against the Kaaba's (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). At about 7640 miles (12296 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.

To face the qibla at home or at work in Denver, open the Qibla Compass on your phone, calibrate it with a slow figure-eight motion, and keep it away from metal furniture and electrical equipment that pull the needle. In a mosque, the mihrab already marks the direction.

Daylight Saving Time in Colorado: The Two Jump Days

Twice a year in Denver, the clock moves and every prayer time jumps with it. When daylight saving time begins on 08 Mar 2026, Fajr moves from 5:10 AM to 6:08 AM in a single night, a shift of just under an hour, and Maghrib moves from 5:59 PM to 7:00 PM. When standard time returns on 01 Nov 2026, Fajr moves from 6:12 AM back to 5:13 AM, and sunset prayers come an hour earlier in the evening. Every time on this page already follows the America/Denver clock in force on that date, so no manual adjustment is ever needed.

Daily Adhkar and Duas for Denver

Pair the prayers with the recorded supplications: the dua after the adhan, the dua after wudu, tasbih of 33 after every prayer, and duas for relief and gratitude. The full set, with Arabic, transliteration and translation, is in our dua library.