Saudi Arabia · Capital City
Riyadh Prayer Times Today
مواقيت الصلاة في الرياض
Accurate salah times for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Umm al-Qura calculation method — the official Saudi standard. Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha.
Prayer Times in Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a modern city of over 7 million people in the Najd region. It sits about 870 km east of Mecca, so its prayer times precede Mecca's by roughly 20 minutes due to the longitudinal shift. Coordinates: 24.7136°N, 46.6753°E. Method: Umm al-Qura (method=4).
Riyadh hosts thousands of mosques, all synchronized to the Umm al-Qura calculation. Dhikr's times match what you'd hear from any official mosque in the city.
Calculation Method
Riyadh prayer times on Dhikr use method 4 (Umm al-Qura method (method=4)), the calculation standard for this region. The astronomical data comes from the AlAdhan API; times cache offline after first load.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which calculation method is used for Riyadh prayer times?
Riyadh uses method=4 (Umm al-Qura), the official Saudi calculation method. All mosques across Saudi Arabia — from Masjid al-Haram to neighborhood mosques in Riyadh's districts — follow this standard.
How do Riyadh prayer times differ from Mecca and Medina?
Riyadh sits about 870 km east of Mecca. Because of this longitude shift, Riyadh prayers arrive roughly 20–25 minutes earlier than Mecca's — most noticeably for Fajr and Maghrib. Dhuhr in Riyadh precedes Mecca's Dhuhr by about 20 minutes.
Is there an alternative method sometimes used in Riyadh?
The Saudi government standard is Umm al-Qura, and this is what Riyadh's official mosques use. Some older apps and non-official sources use the Muslim World League method, which differs by a few minutes. For matching the mosque adhan, Umm al-Qura is correct.
Does Riyadh use winter/summer time adjustments?
No. Saudi Arabia does not observe daylight saving time. Riyadh is in AST (Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3) year-round. Prayer times shift naturally with the sun's astronomical position, not with clock adjustments.
Are times accurate for all Riyadh districts — Olaya, Diplomatic Quarter, King Abdullah Financial District?
Yes. The calculation is geographic (lat/lng-based), and Riyadh's sprawl is under 50 km across — inter-district time variation is less than 30 seconds. The times shown use the city center coordinates (24.7136°N, 46.6753°E).