Colombo, Sri Lanka · Friday 25 September 2026
13 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
04:50
Sunrise
05:59
Dhuhr
12:02
Asr
15:15
Maghrib
18:05
Isha
19:10
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 (04:50) | 10.7 h |
|---|---|
| First third ends | 21:40 |
| Middle of the night | 23:28 |
| 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 | 01:15 |
| The prayer of Dawud: sleep to the middle, pray a third, rest a sixth before Fajr Bukhari 1131 | 23:28 to 03:02 |
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, 04:50 to 05:59, then two rak'ahs (Tirmidhi 586, hasan; Zubair Ali Zai grades it weak).
- At Maghrib, the moment of breaking a fast, 18:05 (Tirmidhi 3598 and Ibn Majah 1753; the graders split, and both sides are printed).
- Friday's hour, on the strongest view: after Asr until Maghrib, 15:15 to 18:05 (Abu Dawud 1048); on the other view, from the imam's sitting to the end of the prayer (Muslim 853). Surah al-Kahf. Abundant salawat.
- When rain falls; when travelling; when ill or wronged.
Voluntary prayer is not offered at sunrise (05:59 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.
The calendar marks today
- white day (13th): the three days of the month the Sunnah recommends fasting
- Friday: the hour of acceptance (see times); Surah al-Kahf; abundant salawat
Before you sleep
The bedtime practice, with the texts, is on the fortress page. The last third begins at 01:15 tonight.