Prayer Times in Lucknow, India

Praying in Lucknow

Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is the city of the Nawabs — a metropolis of around 3.8 million people where Awadhi tehzeeb (refined culture) shaped everything from Urdu poetry to the dum biryani. The Bara Imambara's great vaulted hall, the Rumi Darwaza's 60-foot gate, and the Chota Imambara's chandeliers are monuments of a Shia-ruled kingdom that made Lucknow the centre of Indian Shia scholarship.

Lucknow's Shia heritage gives its religious calendar a distinctive shape: the Bara and Chota Imambaras host majlis gatherings and the solemn processions of Muharram, when thousands commemorate Karbala in the old city's lanes. The city's mosques — the Jama Masjid of 1423, the Tile Wali Masjid — serve Sunni and Shia communities side by side. At 26.8°N on the Gangetic plain, Lucknow's seasons swing: June Fajr near 3:50 AM with Maghrib past 7:10 PM, December Fajr around 5:40 AM with foggy dawns and Maghrib near 5:20 PM. During Ramadan, Lucknow's old city is a food pilgrimage — the kebabs of Tunday Kababi, sheermal and the pre-dawn bustle of Akbari Gate draw visitors from across India.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Lucknow

From Lucknow, India, the Qibla points 270.9° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Lucknow's coordinates (26.8467°, 80.9462°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

270.9° W

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 270.9° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Lucknow — key facts

City

Lucknow, India

Coordinates

26.8467° N, 80.9462° E

Timezone

Asia/Kolkata

Population

around 3.8 million in the city

Notable mosque

Jama Masjid (1423) and the Imambaras of Hussainabad

Landmark

Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza

Qibla direction

270.9° (W, west)

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 Lucknow's coordinates (26.8467, 80.9462), 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 Lucknow 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 Lucknow

Which direction is the Qibla from Lucknow?

From Lucknow, the Qibla is 270.9° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Lucknow's coordinates (26.8467°, 80.9462°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

What is the Bara Imambara?

The Bara Imambara was built in 1784 by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula as a famine-relief project — the legend says nobles worked by day and dismantled their work by night, to prolong employment for the poor. Its central hall has one of the largest arched vaults in the world, and the upper maze, the Bhool Bhulaiya, is famous for its whispering galleries.

What calculation method is used for Lucknow prayer times?

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

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 Lucknow.