Prayer Times in Hyderabad, India

Praying in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India — the Deccan's great city of around 11 million people — was founded in 1591 by the Qutb Shahi sultans and later ruled by the Nizams, once among the richest men on earth. The Charminar's four minarets have watched over the old city for 430 years; nearby, the Mecca Masjid — built with bricks of soil brought from Mecca — is one of India's largest mosques, and the Chowmahalla Palace and Golconda Fort complete a skyline of Indo-Islamic splendour.

Hyderabad's Muslim community, roughly a third of the old city, keeps traditions like the haleem of Ramadan — the slow-cooked wheat-and-meat stew that the city's kitchens perfect each year, with queues stretching around the block at iftar. The old city's bazaars around Charminar and Lad Bazaar pause for the five prayers, and the call to prayer from Mecca Masjid carries over the bangle shops. At 17.4°N on the Deccan plateau, Hyderabad's prayer times shift moderately: June Fajr near 4:25 AM with Maghrib past 6:55 PM, December Fajr around 5:35 AM with Maghrib near 5:50 PM. During Ramadan, the old city barely sleeps — haleem, nihari and sheer khurma flow from midnight to sahur.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Hyderabad

From Hyderabad, India, the Qibla points 282.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Hyderabad's coordinates (17.385°, 78.4867°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

282.7° WNW

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 282.7° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Hyderabad — key facts

City

Hyderabad, India

Coordinates

17.385° N, 78.4867° E

Timezone

Asia/Kolkata

Population

around 11 million in the metro area

Notable mosque

Mecca Masjid (1617–1694, one of India's largest)

Landmark

Charminar and Golconda Fort

Qibla direction

282.7° (WNW, west-northwest)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

Hijri date today

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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 Hyderabad's coordinates (17.385, 78.4867), 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.

Published timetables and local mosques in Hyderabad may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

FAQs — prayer times in Hyderabad

Which direction is the Qibla from Hyderabad?

From Hyderabad, the Qibla is 282.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Hyderabad's coordinates (17.385°, 78.4867°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

Why is Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid so called?

Mecca Masjid was commissioned in 1617 by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, who is said to have laid its foundation stone himself. It took nearly 80 years to complete — the bricks were made from soil brought from Mecca, hence the name — and its prayer hall can hold 10,000 worshippers beneath 15 massive arches.

What calculation method is used for Hyderabad prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Hyderabad'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 Hyderabad?

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 Hyderabad.