Prayer Times Los Angeles
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Prayer Times in Los Angeles Today
Times for Los Angeles follow the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Calculation authorities differ on how far below the horizon the sun must sit for Fajr to begin and Isha to end, which is the main reason published times vary between sources. United States conventionally follows this authority, and it can be changed from the controls on this page if your mosque follows another.
At 34.1° north, Los Angeles has a pronounced seasonal swing — daylight can differ by four hours or more between June and December. In the long summer, Fajr and Isha crowd together at either end of a short night.
Asr in Los Angeles is shown by the standard reckoning used by the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools, which marks its start when an object's shadow equals its own length. The Hanafi school uses twice that length, falling roughly an hour later depending on the season. Both are long-established positions; the juristic school can be switched on this page.
These times are computed for 34.0522°N, 118.2427°W in the America/Los Angeles timezone. Because the calculation is tied to coordinates rather than to a city boundary, mosques a few kilometres away may publish times a minute or two apart, and many add a small precautionary margin of their own.