Cities With the Earliest Fajr Today

Fajr arrives earlier in Arkhangel’sk than in almost any other major city right now, at about 00:17 local time.

Recalculated daily. Last updated Sep 3, 2026, 12:20:20 AM UTC.

Cities with at least 100,000 residents; 100 cities shown.

Top Cities Ranked by Fajr time

#	City	Country	Maghrib	Fasting window	Fajr time
🥇	Arkhangel’sk	Russia	19:31	19h 14m	00:17
=2	Ukhta	Russia	18:36	18h 16m	00:20
=2	Severodvinsk	Russia	19:34	19h 14m	00:20
🥉	Murmansk	Russia	20:19	19h 32m	00:47
4	Noyabrsk	Russia	19:08	18h 04m	01:04
5	Norilsk	Russia	20:41	19h 34m	01:07
6	Syktyvkar	Russia	18:41	17h 25m	01:16
7	Oulu	Finland	20:33	19h 15m	01:18
8	Umeå	Sweden	19:50	18h 25m	01:25
9	Nizhnevartovsk	Russia	18:57	17h 12m	01:44
=10	Surgut	Russia	19:10	17h 18m	01:52
=10	Yakutsk	Russia	19:27	17h 35m	01:52
11	Nefteyugansk	Russia	19:13	17h 15m	01:58
12	Reykjavik	Iceland	20:39	18h 40m	01:59
13	Kirov	Russia	18:38	16h 37m	02:01
14	Khanty-Mansiysk	Russia	19:27	17h 13m	02:14
15	Naberezhnyye Chelny	Russia	18:22	16h 06m	02:15
16	Nizhnekamsk	Russia	18:24	16h 06m	02:18
17	Trondheim	Norway	20:28	18h 09m	02:19
18	Petrozavodsk	Russia	19:47	17h 27m	02:20
19	Al’met’yevsk	Russia	18:20	15h 59m	02:21
20	Kuopio	Finland	20:17	17h 53m	02:24
21	Yoshkar-Ola	Russia	18:41	16h 15m	02:26
22	Kazan	Russia	18:35	16h 07m	02:28
23	Novocheboksarsk	Russia	18:42	16h 10m	02:32
24	Cheboksary	Russia	18:43	16h 10m	02:33
25	Vologda	Russia	19:19	16h 45m	02:34
26	Cherepovets	Russia	19:27	16h 44m	02:43
=27	Kostroma	Russia	19:12	16h 27m	02:44
=27	Nizhniy Novgorod	Russia	18:56	16h 12m	02:44
28	Jyväskylä	Finland	20:23	17h 37m	02:46
=29	Dzerzhinsk	Russia	18:58	16h 11m	02:47
=29	Heihe	China	18:13	15h 25m	02:47
=30	Shuangyashan	China	17:53	15h 05m	02:48
=30	Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	18:11	15h 23m	02:48
31	Hegang	China	17:57	15h 09m	02:49
=32	Yaroslavl	Russia	19:15	16h 26m	02:50
=32	Rybinsk	Russia	19:20	16h 31m	02:50
=32	Tobolsk	Russia	19:23	16h 33m	02:50
=33	Jiamusi	China	17:57	15h 06m	02:51
=33	Ivanovo	Russia	19:10	16h 19m	02:51
=34	Arzamas	Russia	18:55	16h 03m	02:52
=34	Qitaihe	China	17:53	15h 01m	02:52
=35	Glazov	Russia	19:25	16h 32m	02:54
=35	Lianhe	China	18:01	15h 08m	02:54
=35	Jixi	China	17:52	14h 58m	02:54
=35	Didao	China	17:53	14h 59m	02:54
=35	Hengshan	China	17:52	14h 58m	02:54
=36	Kovrov	Russia	19:07	16h 12m	02:55
=36	Saransk	Russia	18:48	15h 53m	02:55
=36	Uppsala	Sweden	19:49	16h 54m	02:55
=36	Semey	Kazakhstan	18:21	15h 26m	02:55
37	Murom	Russia	19:03	16h 05m	02:58
=38	Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	18:37	15h 39m	02:59
=38	Tieli	China	18:06	15h 07m	02:59
=38	Sollentuna	Sweden	19:47	16h 48m	02:59
=39	Bei’an	China	18:13	15h 14m	03:00
=39	Jiagedaqi	China	18:26	15h 27m	03:00
=39	Stockholm	Sweden	19:46	16h 46m	03:00
=39	Södermalm	Sweden	19:46	16h 46m	03:00
=39	Vladimir	Russia	19:10	16h 10m	03:00
=40	Mudanjiang	China	17:57	14h 55m	03:02
=40	Penza	Russia	18:47	15h 45m	03:02
=40	Hailun	China	18:11	15h 09m	03:02
=40	Akademicheskoe	Russia	19:59	16h 56m	03:02
=40	Kalininskiy	Russia	19:59	16h 56m	03:02
=40	Krasnogvargeisky	Russia	19:58	16h 56m	03:02
=41	Västerås	Sweden	19:53	16h 50m	03:03
=41	Izhevsk	Russia	19:21	16h 18m	03:03
=41	Petrogradka	Russia	19:59	16h 56m	03:03
=41	Centralniy	Russia	19:59	16h 55m	03:03
=41	Saint Petersburg	Russia	19:59	16h 55m	03:03
=42	Vasyl'evsky Ostrov	Russia	19:59	16h 55m	03:04
=42	Admiralteisky	Russia	19:59	16h 55m	03:04
=43	Kolpino	Russia	19:57	16h 53m	03:05
=43	Suihua	China	18:10	15h 05m	03:05
44	Nehe	China	18:21	15h 15m	03:06
=45	Kitami	Japan	17:59	14h 52m	03:07
=45	Tampere	Finland	20:29	17h 21m	03:07
=46	Yanji	China	17:55	14h 48m	03:08
=46	Kushiro	Japan	17:56	14h 48m	03:08
=46	Sergiyev Posad	Russia	19:20	16h 12m	03:08
=46	Lahti	Finland	20:20	17h 12m	03:08
=46	Orekhovo-Zuyevo	Russia	19:15	16h 07m	03:08
=46	Longjing	China	17:55	14h 47m	03:08
=47	Ekibastuz	Kazakhstan	18:43	15h 35m	03:09
=47	Acheng	China	18:09	15h 00m	03:09
=47	Hulan	China	18:10	15h 01m	03:09
=47	Harbin	China	18:10	15h 01m	03:09
48	Noginsk	Russia	19:18	16h 08m	03:10
=49	Elektrostal’	Russia	19:17	16h 07m	03:11
=49	Tyumen	Russia	19:32	16h 21m	03:11
=49	Zhaodong	China	18:13	15h 02m	03:11
=49	Dunhua	China	18:01	14h 50m	03:11
=50	Shchyolkovo	Russia	19:20	16h 08m	03:12
=50	Pushkino	Russia	19:20	16h 09m	03:12
=50	Örebro	Sweden	19:58	16h 46m	03:12
=50	Shuangcheng	China	18:11	14h 59m	03:12
=50	Korolev	Russia	19:20	16h 08m	03:12
=50	Anda	China	18:16	15h 04m	03:12

Methodology: Calculated with the Muslim World League method using each city's coordinates, local date and IANA time zone.

Why Does Fajr Come So Early in These Cities?

Fajr, the dawn prayer, begins when the first light appears before sunrise. How early that falls on the clock depends on latitude, the season, and how a city sits within its time zone. In summer at high latitudes, first light can come astonishingly early, well before most people wake.

This list ranks major cities by how early Fajr begins in local clock time today. Right now the earliest Fajr among major cities is in Arkhangel’sk, at about 00:17.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Earliest Fajr Today

Which city has the earliest Fajr today?

Among major cities, Arkhangel’sk has the earliest Fajr today, at about 00:17 local time (as of September 3, 2026).

Why does Fajr come so early in some cities?

At high latitudes in summer, dawn breaks very early, and a city placed in the western part of its time zone sees clock times shift earlier still.

What is Fajr?

Fajr is the first of the five daily Islamic prayers, performed at dawn before sunrise. Its exact time is based on the Sun's position below the horizon.

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