Prayer Times
Showing today's prayer times for Columbus (Wednesday, 8 July 2026), based on your approximate location. Use the options below to switch to your exact GPS location, search a different city, or change the calculation method.
These times are calculated using standard astronomical formulas for your selected location and method — the same category of calculation used by mosques and Islamic authorities worldwide. Small differences (typically 1–5 minutes) from your local mosque's printed timetable are normal, since some authorities apply small manual adjustments on top of the base calculation. Always follow your local mosque's announced times when in doubt.
How are these prayer times calculated?
Each time is calculated from the sun's position — Fajr and Isha from how many degrees the sun is below the horizon (an angle set by your chosen calculation method), Dhuhr from solar noon, Asr from the length of an object's shadow, and Maghrib from sunset. This runs entirely as astronomical math for your exact coordinates and today's date — nothing is looked up from a fixed table (if you choose "Use my exact location", the calculation itself still happens in your browser; your coordinates are only sent once, to a free third-party place-name lookup, purely so the page can show you which city was detected).
Which calculation method should I use?
Generally, the method associated with the Islamic authority closest to you or that your local mosque follows — for example ISNA in North America, Muslim World League across much of Europe, Umm al-Qura in Saudi Arabia, or University of Islamic Sciences Karachi across South Asia. This tool defaults to a reasonable regional guess based on your location, but you can switch to any of the 23 supported methods at any time.
Why do Fajr and Isha differ more between methods than the other prayers?
Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib are based on the sun's visible position, so they barely change between methods. Fajr and Isha depend on twilight — how far below the horizon the sun needs to be for true darkness or first light — and different authorities have historically measured this differently, which is why Fajr and Isha can shift by 20–30 minutes between methods while the other three barely move.
What happens at very high latitudes, like northern Europe in summer?
Close to the Arctic and Antarctic circles, the sun may not dip far enough below the horizon for a standard Fajr or Isha calculation to produce a result, especially in summer. This tool uses the widely adopted "Angle-Based" adjustment in that case, which estimates a reasonable time proportional to the night's length — but if even sunrise and sunset themselves can't be determined (continuous daylight or darkness), it will tell you plainly rather than guess.