What a monthly timetable shows
A monthly prayer timetable is simply a grid: one row for each day of the month, and a column for each key time. Read across a row to see the whole day; read down a column to see how a single prayer drifts earlier or later over the month. On SalatWaqt every city has its own monthly table, calculated for that location.
The columns, explained
- Date — the Gregorian day, usually with the matching Hijri date.
- Sehri (Suhoor) — the cut-off for the pre-dawn meal; it ends at the start of Fajr.
- Fajr — the dawn prayer, beginning at true dawn.
- Sunrise — marks the end of the Fajr window and the start of the day.
- Dhuhr — just after the sun passes its highest point.
- Asr — mid-to-late afternoon.
- Maghrib (Iftar) — sunset; the time to break the fast.
- Isha — the night prayer, after twilight has gone.
How sehri and iftar relate to the prayers
Sehri and iftar are not separate astronomical events — they are the same moments as two of the prayers. Sehri ends at Fajr (you stop eating when the fast begins at dawn), and iftar is at Maghrib (you break the fast at sunset). That is why a sehri–iftar timetable and a prayer timetable carry the same underlying numbers.
Reading the trend down a column
Look at the Maghrib column from the 1st to the 30th. In spring it creeps later each day; in autumn it pulls earlier. The gap between the Sehri and Maghrib columns is your fasting length, and watching it widen or narrow over the month tells you whether the days are getting longer or shorter where you live.
Using it during Ramadan
During Ramadan the two columns that matter most are Sehri and Iftar. Plan your pre-dawn meal to finish a few minutes before the Sehri time, and have iftar ready for the Maghrib time. Printing the month, or saving it offline, means you are never caught without it.
Print, PDF, CSV and offline
SalatWaqt lets you print the monthly table, download it as a PDF or CSV, and — because the site works offline once visited — open it even without a connection. A printed copy on the fridge during Ramadan is still one of the most reliable tools there is.
A worked example: planning a Ramadan day
Suppose the table shows, for the 12th, a Sehri time of 4:18 am and an Iftar time of 6:52 pm. To use it: finish your pre-dawn meal a few minutes before 4:18 am, then pray Fajr when its time arrives. Through the day you pray Dhuhr and Asr from the same row. As 6:52 pm approaches, have your food and water ready; the moment Maghrib enters you break the fast and pray Maghrib, then Isha later that night. The gap between 4:18 am and 6:52 pm — about fourteen and a half hours — is your fasting length for that day, and the table lets you see at a glance how it changes as the month goes on.
Using the table all year, not just in Ramadan
Outside Ramadan the same grid is simply your daily prayer schedule. The Sehri column still marks the end of the night and the start of Fajr, which is useful for anyone fasting voluntary days such as Mondays, Thursdays, or the white days of the lunar month. Reading the Maghrib column tells you when to expect sunset for any plan — travel, meals, or appointments — and the Isha column shows when the night prayer opens.
A note on accuracy
Every figure in the table is calculated for the city's coordinates using a recognised method. If you ever need to be cautious — for example at the very start or end of the fast — allow a small buffer of a minute or two, which is the customary practice.