Asr Time Doha Today

Asr in Doha is calculated by shadow length, not a twilight angle. Qatar uses the Standard method, where Asr begins when an object's shadow equals its own length plus the shadow present at noon. This is the position followed by the Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali schools. The Aladhan API method 10 provides these times.

Asr ends at sunset, when Maghrib begins. Today, Maghrib in Doha is at 5:02 PM AST. The Asr window opens at 2:36 PM and runs until that sunset time. Once Maghrib enters, the Asr window has closed and the prayer becomes a missed obligation.

Yes, delaying Asr until the sun turns yellow is discouraged (makruh). A hadith in Sahih Muslim (622) describes one who delays Asr until the sun yellows, then prays it hastily, as praying 'the prayer of the hypocrite.' The prayer remains valid until sunset, but praying it earlier in the window is strongly preferred.

Asr is 4 Fard (obligatory) rakats. Many worshippers also pray 4 voluntary Sunnah rakats before the fard, though these are non-emphasised. There is no confirmed sunnah after Asr. The total commonly prayed is 8 rakats, of which only the 4 fard are required.

Doha uses the Qatar method (Umm al-Qura based), identified as method 10 in the Aladhan API, with Standard Asr (shadow factor 1). The timezone is Arabia Standard Time (AST), UTC+3. Qatar does not observe daylight saving time, so UTC+3 applies every day of the year.

10 Jumādá al-ūlá 1448 AH is today's Hijri date. The Islamic lunar calendar has 12 months, each 29 or 30 days. A Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Asr and all prayers shift through the seasons over a 33-year cycle.

The full monthly Asr schedule is on this page. Scroll to the table showing the Asr time for each day alongside the Hijri date, with today's row highlighted. Use the month and year dropdowns to view schedules for past or future months.

The Qibla from Doha is 253 degrees WSW (west-southwest) toward the Kaaba in Makkah. Doha sits at 25.28 degrees North, 51.53 degrees East. Use the Qibla Finder tool on this site for a GPS-precise compass bearing.

Asr in Doha today is at 2:36 PM AST. Since Doha is the reference location for Qatar prayer times, this is also the Asr time in Qatar today; other Qatari cities differ by no more than a few minutes.

Namaz, salah, and salat are different words for the same prayer; Asr namaz or Asr salah timing in Doha today is at 2:36 PM AST. The adhan announcing Asr is also called azan, or sometimes "bang" by South Asian communities.