Prayer Times Philadelphia (Philly), PA Today

How Prayer Times in Philadelphia Change Through the Year

Prayer times in Philadelphia are set by the sun, so they move every single day. The biggest daily swing is at dawn. The earliest Fajr of 2026 in Philadelphia falls on 12 Jun 2026 at 3:54 AM, while the latest Fajr arrives on 31 Oct 2026 at 6:13 AM. That is a difference of 2 hours 19 minutes across the year, which is why a timetable printed in January cannot be reused in June. The swing is wide because Philadelphia sits at 40.0 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 Philadelphia is 4:35 PM on 05 Dec 2026; the latest is 8:33 PM on 20 Jun 2026, a shift of 3 hours 58 minutes. On the longest day, 21 Jun 2026, sunset holds until 8:33 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it comes at 4:39 PM.

Anyone who keeps the voluntary fasts, on Mondays and Thursdays or the white days of each month, feels the range most. The longest fast of 2026 in Philadelphia runs 16 hours 39 minutes, on 20 Jun 2026, from a Fajr of 3:54 AM to a Maghrib of 8:33 PM; the shortest is just 10 hours 41 minutes on 18 Dec 2026. Measured against the other 218 cities and neighbourhoods we track, that longest fast ranks 73 of 218. Solar noon drifts as well: Dhuhr moves between 11:44 AM and 1:11 PM across the year, following the equation of time.

How Each Prayer Time Is Calculated in Philadelphia

Each prayer begins at a defined position of the sun, not at a fixed clock time. PrayerTimesUSA calculates the Philadelphia timetable with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method, the standard used by most mosques in the United States: Fajr and Isha at a sun angle of 15 degrees, Asr by the standard shadow rule, with the Hanafi Asr shown through the method selector. Today's Hijri date in Philadelphia is 23 Jumādá al-ūlá 1448 (03 Nov 2026).

Fajr (5:16 AM today)

Fajr begins at true dawn, when the first white light spreads across the eastern horizon. In Philadelphia today that is 5:16 AM, and the window closes at sunrise (6:32 AM). A prayer offered after sunrise counts as missed (qada), so the Fajr alarm matters most in summer: dawn in Philadelphia ranges across the year from 3:54 AM at its earliest to 6:13 AM at its latest.

Dhuhr (11:44 AM today)

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

Asr (2:34 PM today)

Asr begins when the afternoon shadow of an object equals its height, on top of the shadow it cast at noon. In Philadelphia today that is 2:34 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 (4:56 PM today)

At 4:56 PM today in Philadelphia, 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 (6:12 PM today) and the Last Third of the Night

Isha starts when the red afterglow fades from the western sky: 6:12 PM tonight in Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jummah, the Friday congregational prayer, replaces Dhuhr every week and is the largest regular gathering of Muslims in Philadelphia. 4 mosques and Islamic centers in Philadelphia are listed below with their addresses, including Masjid Al-Jamia at 4228 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Each mosque sets its own khutbah time inside the Dhuhr window (Dhuhr today is 11:44 AM), so check the mosque's own notice board or website before you go, and arrive early: Friday parking fills fast.

Most mosques in Philadelphia also hold the five daily prayers in congregation, Quran classes for children, and taraweeh through Ramadan. If your mosque in Philadelphia is missing from the list, contact us and we will add it with its address and Jummah time.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Philadelphia (57.74° North-East)

Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Philadelphia that means facing 57.74° north-east from true north, measured the short way around the globe. The bearing comes from Philadelphia's position (40.0° N, 75.2° W) set against the Kaaba's (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). At about 6483 miles (10434 km), that puts Philadelphia among the closer American places to Mecca. 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 Philadelphia, 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 Pennsylvania: The Two Jump Days

Philadelphia moves its clocks twice a year, and the prayer timetable jumps with them. Daylight saving begins on 08 Mar 2026: Fajr leaps from 5:11 AM to 6:09 AM in one night, a shift of just under an hour, and Maghrib follows, from 5:59 PM to 7:00 PM. On 01 Nov 2026 the clocks fall back, and Fajr returns from 6:13 AM to 5:14 AM. Mosques in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

The day in Philadelphia runs from Fajr at 5:16 AM to Isha at 6:12 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.