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Maghrib time
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Today's Maghrib adhan where you are

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Published 22 September 2026

Maghrib is the shortest prayer window

Maghrib begins once the sun's disc has fully set and ends when the red twilight disappears and Isha comes in. The gap between them is only about an hour and a half, the narrowest window of the five daily prayers.

That makes it the time that most deserves an alarm: put it off "for a moment" and you may find it has gone.

It is also iftar time in Ramadan

Iftar begins with the Maghrib adhan, not before it. Most Ramadan apps show one time for a whole city, yet the two ends of the same city can be minutes apart.

That is why Ramadan mode in Saeed counts down to your iftar from your own Maghrib, the same Maghrib shown in your prayer times, so two screens never give you two different numbers.

Why does it change so quickly?

Because it is tied directly to sunset, and sunset moves earlier or later by about a minute every two days for most of the year. If you memorised the Maghrib time two weeks ago, your number is seven minutes off today.

That is the difference between a number you memorise and a number calculated for you every day from where you are.

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 Maghrib time

When is Maghrib today?

Maghrib begins once the sun's disc has fully set, and it changes a great deal with where you are and across the year. The tool above calculates it from your location.

Is Maghrib the time of iftar in Ramadan?

Yes, iftar begins with the Maghrib adhan. That is why Ramadan mode in Saeed gives you an iftar countdown calculated from your own Maghrib, not from one number for a whole city.

When does Maghrib time end?

It ends when the red twilight disappears, which is when Isha begins. The gap between them is about an hour and a half, the shortest window of the five prayers.

Why does Maghrib time change so quickly?

Because it is tied directly to sunset, and sunset moves by about a minute every two days for most of the year. A time you memorised two weeks ago is already off today.

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