Colombo, Sri Lanka · Saturday 19 September 2026
7 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
By the tabular calendar; the sighted month, as announced where you are, may run a day either side. Most Sri Lankan Muslims follow the Shafi'i Asr; the ACJU timetable governs the adhan and the Hijri date.
Fajr
04:51
Sunrise
06:00
Dhuhr
12:04
Asr
15:14
Maghrib
18:08
Isha
19:14
Method: Muslim World League; Asr by the Shafi'i shadow. Coordinates 6.93, 79.86; Asia/Colombo. Yesterday · Tomorrow
The night
| The night, Maghrib to the next Fajr (04:51) | 10.7 h |
|---|---|
| First third ends | 21:43 |
| Middle of the night | 23:30 |
| The last third begins. "Our Lord descends every night to the nearest heaven when the last third of the night remains and says: who is calling upon Me, that I may answer him?" Bukhari 1145 | 01:17 |
| The prayer of Dawud: sleep to the middle, pray a third, rest a sixth before Fajr Bukhari 1131 | 23:30 to 03:04 |
The hours of acceptance
Du'a is answered at every hour; these are the ones the Sunnah singles out.
- Between the adhan and the iqamah of any prayer, "a du'a made then is not rejected" (Abu Dawud 521, sahih).
- In prostration: "the nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so make much supplication" (Muslim 482).
- After Fajr, seated in remembrance until the sun is up, 04:51 to 06:00, then two rak'ahs (Tirmidhi 586, hasan; Zubair Ali Zai grades it weak).
- At Maghrib, the moment of breaking a fast, 18:08 (Tirmidhi 3598 and Ibn Majah 1753; the graders split, and both sides are printed).
- When rain falls; when travelling; when ill or wronged.
Voluntary prayer is not offered at sunrise (06:00 and about fifteen minutes after), at the zenith just before Dhuhr, and at sunset just before Maghrib (Muslim 831). Du'a and dhikr are always open.
Before you sleep
The bedtime practice, with the texts, is on the fortress page. The last third begins at 01:17 tonight.