Today's Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha times for George Town — calculated from the city's exact coordinates, with a live countdown to the next prayer.
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Praying in George Town
George Town, the capital of Penang, is a UNESCO World Heritage city of around 800,000 people on Malaysia's northwest coast — a former British trading port where Chinese clan houses, Indian mosques and Malay kampungs have shared streets for two centuries. Its shophouses, street art and hawker food (char kway teow, nasi kandar, laksa) make it one of Southeast Asia's most visited cities.
The Masjid Kapitan Keling, built in 1801 by Indian Muslim traders, anchors the street nicknamed 'Harmony Street' — where a mosque, a Taoist temple, a Hindu temple and St George's Church stand within a few hundred metres of each other. Penang's Muslim community is largely Indian-Muslim and Malay, and the city's nasi kandar restaurants — mamak eateries serving rice with mixed curries around the clock — are institutions where late-night crowds gather after Isha. At 5.4°N, George Town's prayer times are rock-steady: Fajr near 6:05 AM, Dhuhr around 1:20 PM, Maghrib just after 7:20 PM, all year. During Ramadan, the Penang Road Ramadan bazaar and the mamak stalls of Little India feed thousands at iftar, with murtabak and teh tarik the undisputed stars.
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🧭 Qibla Direction from George Town
From George Town, Malaysia, the Qibla points 291.6° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from George Town's coordinates (5.4141°, 100.3288°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
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George Town — key facts
City
George Town, Malaysia
Coordinates
5.4141° N, 100.3288° E
Timezone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Population
around 800,000 in the city
Notable mosque
Masjid Kapitan Keling (1801)
Landmark
UNESCO heritage shophouses and Penang Hill
Qibla direction
291.6° (WNW, west-northwest)
Calculation method
Muslim World League (default; changeable above)
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📅 Monthly Timetable — George Town
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Calculation method & data source
Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for George Town's coordinates (5.4141, 100.3288), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.
Malaysian mosques follow JAKIM guidelines — the 'Singapore' method in the dropdown above is the closest available convention.
Published timetables and local mosques in George Town may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.
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From George Town, the Qibla is 291.6° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from George Town's coordinates (5.4141°, 100.3288°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
What is Harmony Street in George Town?
Masjid Kapitan Keling was built in 1801 by Indian Muslim traders led by Cauder Mohuddeen, the 'Kapitan Keling' (headman of the Indian Muslims). Its Mughal-inspired domes and minaret anchor 'Harmony Street' — Masjid Kapitan Keling Street — where a mosque, a Chinese temple, a Hindu temple and a church stand within sight of each other.
What calculation method is used for George Town prayer times?
This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from George Town's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.
Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in George Town?
Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in George Town.