Name
Start
Description
End
Sun Angle
Description
Disliked
Sun Angle
Description
Last Third of the Night
Darkness of the early
morning dawn. When
the food becomes
Haraam (for fasting) and
the drink.
The light of dawn began
to spread.
Dhuhr
Shortly passed Zenith. A
shoestring passed the
Zenith.
When the shadow of a
thing was its length.
Asr
When a thing’s length
was equal to its shadow’
s length. Sun is at a 45
degree angle. Halfway
between Dhuhr and
Maghrib
Shadow of a thing =
twice its length.
Halfway between
entrance of ‘Asr and
Maghrib
Maghrib
At sun set. As soon as a
fasting person breaks
his fast. Right when the
sun sets.
When no more light
from sunset remains.
Any light from sunset =
Maghrib is still on.
Ishaa`
When all remaining
light, the glow, from
sunset, when all of that
was gone, then ‘Ishaa
was prayed.
1/3 or 1/2 of the night
passed.
Fajr
Sunrise
Haraam 'Asr
After ‘Asr ends before.
Sun Angle