Prayer Times Augusta, GA Today

How Prayer Times in Augusta Change Through the Year

No two days in Augusta start at quite the same time. Across 2026, the earliest dawn prayer falls on 11 Jun 2026 at 4:54 AM, while the latest falls on 08 Mar 2026 at 6:39 AM. Between those dates Fajr travels 1 hour 45 minutes, which is why this page recalculates the timetable daily instead of printing a fixed one. The swing is gentler than in the northern states because Augusta sits at 33.5 degrees north, where daylight stays steadier through the year.

The evening moves even more than the morning. The earliest Maghrib of the year in Augusta is 5:20 PM on 27 Nov 2026; the latest is 8:42 PM on 24 Jun 2026, a shift of 3 hours 22 minutes. On the longest day, 21 Jun 2026, sunset holds until 8:41 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it comes at 5:24 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 Augusta runs 15 hours 46 minutes on 16 Jun 2026, from Fajr at 4:54 AM to Maghrib at 8:40 PM. The shortest fast is 11 hours 10 minutes on 17 Dec 2026. Solar noon moves too: Dhuhr ranges from 12:11 PM in one part of the year to 1:39 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 Augusta

The Augusta 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 Augusta it begins at 5:39 AM and must be finished by sunrise (6:48 AM). Across the year, Augusta's dawn moves from 4:54 AM at the earliest to 6:39 AM at the latest, so regular worshippers reset their Fajr alarm every few weeks.

Dhuhr (12:11 PM today)

The noon prayer begins once the sun has passed its peak. In Augusta that works out to 12:11 PM today. Clock time and sun time differ here because Augusta keeps America/New_York time from a position away from the zone's central meridian. On Fridays the congregational Jummah replaces Dhuhr.

Asr (3:12 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: 3:12 PM in Augusta 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 (5:34 PM today)

Maghrib's window opens at sunset, the instant the sun's disc drops fully out of sight: 5:34 PM today in Augusta. For someone fasting, this is iftar, and the Sunnah is to break the fast at once, with dates or water, before praying.

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

Isha starts when the red afterglow fades from the western sky: 6:44 PM tonight in Augusta. 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 Augusta, Georgia

Every Friday, Jummah replaces Dhuhr, and it is the largest weekly gathering of Muslims in Augusta. The verified list below covers 2 mosques and Islamic centers in Augusta, with addresses, headed by Islamic Society of Augusta (Islamic Community Center) at 1 Islamic Center Dr, Augusta, GA 30907. First Islamic Center publishes a Jummah time of Khutba starts at 1:00 PM, prayer around 1:30 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 Augusta mosque is missing here, contact us with its address and Jummah time and we will add it.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Augusta (53.98° North-East)

Prayer is valid only when faced toward the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Augusta the shortest path over the Earth's surface, the great-circle route, points 53.98° north-east from true north. The bearing is calculated from Augusta's coordinates (33.5° N, 82.0° W) to the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Along that bearing, the Kaaba is about 7047 miles (11341 km) from Augusta in a straight line over the Earth's curved surface. 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 Augusta, 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.

Daylight Saving Time in Georgia: The Two Jump Days

Augusta moves its clocks twice a year, and the prayer timetable jumps with them. Daylight saving begins on 08 Mar 2026: Fajr leaps from 5:41 AM to 6:39 AM in one night, a shift of just under an hour, and Maghrib follows, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. On 01 Nov 2026 the clocks fall back, and Fajr returns from 6:36 AM to 5:37 AM. Mosques in Augusta reset their iqamah boards on the same weekends. This page always follows the America/New_York time in force, so the times you see are already adjusted.

Daily Adhkar and Duas for Augusta

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.