Daily prayer times · United Kingdom
Manchester Prayer Times
Prayer Times
- Fajr Dawn
- Sunrise Fajr ends
- Dhuhr Midday
- Asr Two conventions Mithl 1 Mithl 2
- Maghrib Sunset 16:29
- Isha Night
Sunrise
07:16
Daylight begins
Sunset
16:29
Daylight ends
Islamic midnight
22:53
Middle of the night
Last third of night
01:01
Begins, next day
The night after Thursday 5 November 2026 — how the night is measured
Islamic midnight is 22:53 and the last third of the night begins at 01:01 (next day). Measured from sunset (16:29) to the next morning's Fajr (05:17). Scholars differ on Isha after this point: some say its time ends here; others, including the Ḥanafī school, that it remains valid until Fajr but is disliked after this point. How this is worked out.
Read the full note
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.
About prayer times in Manchester
These prayer times are calculated for central Manchester — 53.4809° N, 2.2374° W — in the Europe/London timezone, so they follow the change between GMT and British Summer Time automatically. They are worked out from those coordinates using the site's published methodology, not copied from another timetable.
Standard and Hanafi Asr
Both Asr times are shown every day: Standard (Mithl 1) and Hanafi (Mithl 2). In Manchester the gap between them runs from under half an hour around the December solstice to about an hour and a quarter in late June. Neither is presented as the correct one — follow the convention you or your mosque use.
Short summer nights
At Manchester's latitude summer nights are short. From roughly mid-May to late July the sun does not sink far enough below the horizon for the 18° Fajr angle or the 17° Isha angle to be reached at all. Around the June solstice, Fajr is published at about 3:40am and Isha at about 10:40pm.
When an angle-based time is unavailable, or falls outside the approved limit, the one-seventh-of-the-night rule sets the published time: Fajr is not placed earlier than the start of the last seventh of the night, and Isha not later than the end of the first seventh. In Manchester this limit shapes Fajr and Isha on most days from March into October, and is not needed from November to January. The page notes each date where it has been applied and shows the angle-based time beside it where one exists.
Before you rely on these times
The methodology page explains the angles used, the two small margins added to Dhuhr and Maghrib, the high-latitude rule, and how results are checked against independent references.
For congregational prayer, follow your local mosque. Mosque timetables may use different angles, margins or Asr conventions, so jama'ah times — and Fajr and Isha in particular — can differ from the calculated times here. If a time on this page looks wrong, please let us know.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Fajr in Manchester on Thursday 5 November 2026?
On Thursday 5 November 2026 Fajr in Manchester is at 05:16. Fajr is also when Suhoor ends: we publish no separate earlier time.
When does Fajr end in Manchester?
Fajr ends at sunrise. On Thursday 5 November 2026 sunrise in Manchester is at 07:16.
What time is Maghrib in Manchester on Thursday 5 November 2026?
On Thursday 5 November 2026 Maghrib in Manchester is at 16:32, which is also the time to break the fast in Ramadan.
What is the difference between Asr Mithl 1 and Mithl 2?
Asr begins when a shadow reaches one length beyond its midday length (Mithl 1, Standard) or two lengths (Mithl 2, Hanafi). On Thursday 5 November 2026 in Manchester: Mithl 1 at 14:02, Mithl 2 at 14:38. We show both and do not say which to follow. Read the Asr explainer.
Which calculation method is used for Manchester?
Times are calculated for Manchester's own coordinates with the Muslim World League angles (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), with a published high-latitude rule and two small safety margins (Dhuhr +5 minutes, Maghrib +3 minutes). Both Asr times are always shown. Read the methodology.
Prayer times in nearby cities
- Oldham · about 6 miles
- Bolton · about 11 miles
- Bradford · about 29 miles
- Liverpool · about 31 miles
- Nottingham · about 58 miles
Straight-line distance between city centres. Each city is calculated for its own coordinates.
How these times are produced
- Calculated for Manchester'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.
- Qibla from Manchester: 118.5° from true north (east-south-east) — find it from your location.
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