How prayer times are calculated worldwide
Published 19 May 2026 • 6 min read
Calculating prayer times accurately requires astronomical observations of the sun's position relative to a precise latitude and longitude. AZAN.NET implements the algorithms used by the Muslim World League, Umm al-Qura, Diyanet, ISNA, Karachi, Egyptian Authority, and others.
The five daily prayers
Each prayer time corresponds to a specific solar event...