Prayer times in Worcester, MA today

Today's Fajr time for Worcester is shown at the top of this page. It is calculated with the ISNA angle of 15° and changes by a minute or two each day.

From the position of the sun over Worcester (42.2626° N, 71.8023° W) with the method of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): Fajr and Isha when the sun is 15° below the horizon, Asr by the majority view (shadow equal to the object plus its noon shadow). You can switch Asr to the Hanafi calculation above; many mosques with South Asian communities use it.

From Worcester the Qibla is at 59.9° (north-east), measured clockwise from north. That can look surprising on a flat map, but the shortest path to Makkah over the globe (a great circle) leaves North America towards the north-east. The Kaaba is about 6,251 miles away.

American mosques do not all use the same method. Most follow ISNA (15°), others the Muslim World League (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), Umm al-Qura or their own fixed times, and some add a few safety minutes. With 18° instead of 15°, Fajr is roughly 15–25 minutes earlier. If in doubt, follow your local mosque.

Yes. When the clocks go forward on March 14, 2027 every prayer time jumps one hour later on the clock, and when they go back on November 7, 2027 one hour earlier. The times on this page always use the local clock.

On the longest day (June 21) Maghrib in Worcester is at 8:27 PM and Isha at 10:12 PM. On the shortest day (December 21) Maghrib is at 4:18 PM and Isha at 5:43 PM.