Ilford Prayer Times
Ilford, Greater London, UK Europe/London
Calculated times — checked against external reference sources. These times are produced by our own calculation engine using the published methodology. Our validation includes astronomical comparison with the US Naval Observatory and prayer-time comparisons against external reference data. Differences can occur between calculation methods, so please follow your local mosque for congregational prayer.
Prayer times for Thursday 17 September 2026
Europe/London
- Fajr 05:00
- Sunrise 06:38
- Dhuhr 12:59
- Asr — Mithl 1 16:19
- Asr — Mithl 2 17:10
- Maghrib 19:13
- Isha 20:48
Next Prayer
No further times scheduled for today.
“Indeed, prayer restrains from immorality and wrongdoing.”
Which Asr?
Both conventions are calculated and shown. Where a single value is unavoidable we use Asr — Mithl 2, which is a presentation default and not a claim that it is the Ilford standard.
- Asr — Mithl 1
- 16:19
- Asr — Mithl 2
- 17:10
One-seventh-of-the-night rule applied on this date
- Fajr: the approved one-seventh-of-the-night limit has been applied, so Fajr is shown at 05:00 rather than the 18° angle time of 04:41.
- Isha: the approved one-seventh-of-the-night limit has been applied, so Isha is shown at 20:48 rather than the 17° angle time of 20:58.
About prayer times in Ilford
These prayer times are calculated for Ilford at 51.5576° N, 0.0728° E, in the Europe/London timezone, so they move with the clocks when British Summer Time starts and ends. They are produced by AllPrayerTime's own calculation engine from those coordinates, following the published methodology, and are not copied from another timetable.
Standard and Hanafi Asr
Every day shows two Asr times: Standard (Mithl 1) and Hanafi (Mithl 2). In Ilford the Hanafi time comes about half an hour after the Standard time around the December solstice, and about an hour and a quarter after it in late June. Neither is presented as the correct one — use the convention you or your mosque follow.
Short summer nights
Ilford's summer nights are too short for the usual twilight angles to be reached every day. From late May to around the third week of July the sun does not sink the 18° below the horizon that Fajr is based on, and from late May to mid-July it does not reach the 17° used for Isha. Around the June solstice, Fajr is published at about 3:40am and Isha shortly after 10:20pm.
When an angle-based time is unavailable, or would fall outside the approved limit, the one-seventh-of-the-night rule sets the published time. Measuring the night from sunset to sunrise, Fajr is not placed earlier than the start of its last seventh, and Isha not later than the end of its first seventh; the two are handled separately. In Ilford the limit applies to Fajr from early March to around the second week of October, and to Isha from mid-March to late September. From November to February it is not needed. On each date where it has been applied, the page says so and shows the angle-based time alongside it where one exists.
Before you rely on these times
The methodology page explains the angles used, the high-latitude rule, the two small margins added to Dhuhr and Maghrib, how times are rounded to the minute, and how results are checked against independent references.
For congregational prayer, follow your local mosque. Mosques may use different angles, margins or Asr conventions, so jama'ah times — especially Fajr and Isha — can differ from the calculated times on this page. If a time here looks wrong, please report it.
How these times are produced
- Calculated for Ilford's own coordinates, not estimated from a nearby town.
- Both Asr times are always shown. Neither is presented as the correct one.
- Times are rounded to the nearest minute, once, when displayed.