Prayer Times in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Praying in Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta — 'Jogja' to everyone who loves it — is Indonesia's cultural soul: a special-region city of around 400,000 people (over 4 million in the metro area) still ruled by a sultan, where Javanese court arts, batik workshops and gamelan music thrive alongside dozens of universities. Students call it the city of education; tourists know it as the gateway to Borobudur and Prambanan, the great Buddhist and Hindu temples of the Kedu Plain.

Islamic life here centres on the Masjid Gedhe Kauman, the Grand Mosque founded in 1773 beside the Kraton palace by Sultan Hamengkubuwono I. Its soaring tajug roof and serene banyan-tree courtyard host the Grebeg ceremonies — royal processions marking Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and the Prophet's birthday, when mountains of rice offerings are carried from the palace to the mosque. Jogja's prayer rhythm is gentle and equatorial: Fajr near 4:20 AM, Dhuhr around 11:35 AM, with Malioboro Street's batik shops pausing briefly at each call. During Ramadan, the Kauman neighbourhood — historically home to the mosque's caretakers — becomes famous for its pre-dawn sahur food stalls and the traditional sungkeman forgiveness ritual before Eid.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Yogyakarta

From Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the Qibla points 294.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Yogyakarta's coordinates (-7.7956°, 110.3695°) 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.

Yogyakarta — key facts

City

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Coordinates

-7.7956° N, 110.3695° E

Timezone

Asia/Jakarta

Population

around 400,000 in the city, over 4 million in the metro area

Notable mosque

Masjid Gedhe Kauman (Kauman Great Mosque, 1773)

Landmark

The Kraton (Sultan's Palace) and Borobudur (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 Yogyakarta's coordinates (-7.7956, 110.3695), 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 Yogyakarta 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 Yogyakarta

Which direction is the Qibla from Yogyakarta?

From Yogyakarta, the Qibla is 294.7° clockwise from true north — facing west-northwest (WNW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Yogyakarta's coordinates (-7.7956°, 110.3695°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

What are the Grebeg ceremonies at Yogyakarta's Grand Mosque?

Grebeg are royal Javanese-Islamic processions held three times a year at Masjid Gedhe Kauman, marking Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mawlid (the Prophet's birthday). The Sultan's guards escort gunungan — cone-shaped mountains of rice, fruit and snacks — from the Kraton palace to the mosque, where crowds scramble for a share as a blessing.

What calculation method is used for Yogyakarta prayer times?

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

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 Yogyakarta.