Today's Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha times for Giza — calculated from the city's exact coordinates, with a live countdown to the next prayer.
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Praying in Giza
Giza, on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo, is a city of over 4 million people living in the shadow of the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. The pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure — built around 2560 BC — rise from the desert plateau at the city's edge, and the Sphinx has watched over the Nile valley for 4,500 years. Modern Giza blends pharaonic tourism with dense urban neighbourhoods, universities and the camel markets of Birqash.
Daily life in Giza runs on Cairo's rhythm: the city's mosques — from historic neighbourhood masjids to the modern mosques of the new suburbs — fill five times a day, and the call to prayer drifts across the plateau as the sun sets behind the pyramids, a Maghrib view found nowhere else on earth. Egypt's seasons swing hard at 30°N: June Fajr falls near 3:10 AM with Maghrib after 7:55 PM, while December brings Fajr around 5:05 AM and Maghrib near 4:55 PM. During Ramadan, Giza's streets transform — the pyramids host a famous sound-and-light show, and the neighbourhoods below fill with lanterns (fawanis), konafa stalls and crowds that stay out until the pre-dawn suhoor.
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🧭 Qibla Direction from Giza
From Giza, Egypt, the Qibla points 135.9° clockwise from true north — facing southeast (SE). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Giza's coordinates (30.0131°, 31.2089°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
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Giza — key facts
City
Giza, Egypt
Coordinates
30.0131° N, 31.2089° E
Timezone
Africa/Cairo
Population
over 4 million in the city
Notable mosque
Neighbourhood mosques beneath the Giza plateau
Landmark
The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx
Qibla direction
135.9° (SE, southeast)
Calculation method
Muslim World League (default; changeable above)
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📅 Monthly Timetable — Giza
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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 Giza's coordinates (30.0131, 31.2089), 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.
Mosques in Giza commonly follow the Egyptian General Authority of Survey method — select 'Egypt' in the dropdown above to match local timetables.
Published timetables and local mosques in Giza 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 Giza, the Qibla is 135.9° clockwise from true north — facing southeast (SE). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Giza's coordinates (30.0131°, 31.2089°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
How old are the Pyramids of Giza?
The Giza pyramids were built around 2560 BC as tombs for the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure — more than 4,000 years before Islam arrived in Egypt. They are the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, and the Sphinx, carved from a single limestone ridge, has guarded them for 4,500 years.
What calculation method is used for Giza prayer times?
This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Giza'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 Giza?
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 Giza.