Isha time today
in your city.
Tap the button for today's Isha time.
Today's Isha adhan where you are
Tap and Saeed calculates them from your location with the Umm al Qura method. No download, no account.
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Isha alone is set by time, not by angle
Most calculation methods set Isha by how far the sun has sunk below the horizon (usually 17 or 18 degrees). Umm al Qura is different: it sets Isha as a fixed interval after the Maghrib adhan.
- 90 minutes after Maghrib for most of the year.
- 120 minutes in Ramadan.
That alone explains why an international app might give you an Isha ten minutes or more away from the adhan in your neighbourhood: it calculates by angle, while your local mosques follow Umm al Qura.
In Ramadan it comes half an hour later
When Ramadan begins, the rule switches from ninety minutes to one hundred and twenty, so Isha comes thirty minutes later than people are used to for the rest of the year. That is built into the calendar, not a fault in the app, and the reason is to give Taraweeh more room.
When does its time end?
Its preferred time ends at the middle of the night (the midpoint between Maghrib and Fajr, not 12:00). The time of necessity runs until Fajr, but delaying Isha without a reason is not the better course.
That is why many people set their Isha alarm before they sleep, not after: it is the last prayer of the day, and the easiest to forget as sleep takes over.
Knowing the time is one thing, catching it is another
The tool above solves half the problem: you know your time today. The other half is a reminder that reaches you tomorrow and every day after without you opening a page.
That is what the Saeed app does: prayer times and qibla direction calculated from your location and updated every day, and an alarm that rings with the adhan, not after it, for whichever prayers you choose. Alongside them is the full text of the morning and evening adhkar.
Adhan times for the other prayers
Each prayer has a rule of its own:
Questions about Isha time
When is Isha today?
Isha begins when the red twilight disappears. Umm al Qura sets it at ninety minutes after the Maghrib adhan, and one hundred and twenty minutes in Ramadan. The tool above shows it for your location using that same rule.
Why is Isha on Umm al Qura different from other apps?
Because most methods calculate Isha from how far the sun is below the horizon (17 or 18 degrees), while Umm al Qura uses a fixed interval after Maghrib. The two come close in some seasons and drift apart in others.
Why does Isha change in Ramadan?
Because the Umm al Qura rule itself changes: ninety minutes for most of the year, and one hundred and twenty in Ramadan. So Isha comes half an hour later than people are used to. That is intended, not a glitch.
When does Isha time end?
Its preferred time ends at the middle of the night, and the time of necessity extends until Fajr. It is better not to delay it past the middle of the night without a reason.
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