Prayer Times in Palembang, Indonesia

Praying in Palembang

Palembang, on the Musi River in South Sumatra, is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia — it was the capital of the Buddhist Srivijaya maritime empire more than a thousand years before Islam arrived with Arab and Gujarati traders. Today it is a city of around 1.7 million people, famous for pempek fish cakes, the soaring Ampera Bridge, and the stilt-house neighbourhoods along the river where life still moves by boat.

The Masjid Agung Palembang, the Great Mosque founded in 1738 by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I, is among the oldest mosques in the archipelago, blending Chinese, European and Malay architectural elements — a physical record of the port's cosmopolitan past. Its white minaret, modelled on a Dutch lighthouse, is a city icon. Palembang sits just 3 degrees south of the equator, giving it some of the most stable prayer times on earth: Fajr around 4:45 AM and Maghrib near 6:05 PM all year, with the call to prayer drifting over the Musi as riverboats head home at dusk. During Ramadan, the mosque courtyard fills for Taraweeh and the riverside markets sell kemplang crackers and es kacang until late.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Palembang

From Palembang, Indonesia, the Qibla points 294.6° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Palembang's coordinates (-2.9909°, 104.7565°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

294.6° WNW

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 294.6° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Palembang — key facts

City

Palembang, Indonesia

Coordinates

-2.9909° N, 104.7565° E

Timezone

Asia/Jakarta

Population

around 1.7 million in the city

Notable mosque

Masjid Agung Palembang (Palembang Great Mosque, 1738)

Landmark

Ampera Bridge over the Musi River

Qibla direction

294.6° (WNW, west-northwest)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

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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 Palembang's coordinates (-2.9909, 104.7565), 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 Palembang 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 Palembang

Which direction is the Qibla from Palembang?

From Palembang, the Qibla is 294.6° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Palembang's coordinates (-2.9909°, 104.7565°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

How old is the Great Mosque of Palembang?

Masjid Agung Palembang was founded in 1738, making it nearly 290 years old and one of Indonesia's oldest mosques. It was built by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I of the Palembang Sultanate, and its Chinese-European-Malay fusion design reflects the port city's role as a historic trading crossroads.

What calculation method is used for Palembang prayer times?

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

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 Palembang.