Prayer Times in Padang, Indonesia

Praying in Padang

Padang is the capital of West Sumatra and the heartland of the Minangkabau — the world's largest matrilineal society, where property passes through the female line and Islam has been practised for centuries. This coastal city of around 900,000 people gave the world nasi padang, the famous cuisine served in stacked small plates, and rebuilt itself with remarkable resilience after the devastating 2009 earthquake.

Padang's skyline is defined by the Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat, the West Sumatra Grand Mosque, whose dramatic black gonjong roof — shaped like the upswept horns of the traditional rumah gadang house — won international architecture awards when it opened in 2014. It is a powerful symbol of how Minangkabau adat (custom) and Islam intertwine: the local philosophy 'adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah' means custom rests on Islamic law, which rests on the Quran. Sitting almost exactly on the equator, Padang's prayer times barely move all year — Fajr near 4:55 AM, Maghrib just after 6:15 PM — and Friday prayers see the gonjong-roofed mosque fill with merchants from the nearby Pasar Raya market.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Padang

From Padang, Indonesia, the Qibla points 294.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Padang's coordinates (-0.9471°, 100.4172°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

294.7° WNW

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 294.7° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Padang — key facts

City

Padang, Indonesia

Coordinates

-0.9471° N, 100.4172° E

Timezone

Asia/Jakarta

Population

around 900,000 in the city

Notable mosque

Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra Grand Mosque)

Landmark

Siti Nurbaya Bridge and the Mentawai surf coast (nearby)

Qibla direction

294.7° (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 Padang's coordinates (-0.9471, 100.4172), 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 Padang 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 Padang

Which direction is the Qibla from Padang?

From Padang, the Qibla is 294.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Padang's coordinates (-0.9471°, 100.4172°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

Why does Padang's Grand Mosque look like a traditional house?

Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat was deliberately designed with a gonjong roof — the distinctive upswept-horn shape of the Minangkabau rumah gadang — to express the philosophy 'adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah' (custom founded on Islamic law, law founded on the Quran). The building has no dome at all, making it one of the most architecturally distinctive mosques in the Muslim world.

What calculation method is used for Padang prayer times?

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

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 Padang.