Prayer Times Reseda, CA Today

How Prayer Times in Reseda Change Through the Year

Prayer times in Reseda are set by the sun, so they move every single day. The biggest daily swing is at dawn. The earliest Fajr of 2026 in Reseda falls on 12 Jun 2026 at 4:17 AM, while the latest Fajr arrives on 08 Mar 2026 at 6:05 AM. That is a difference of 1 hour 48 minutes across the year, which is why a timetable printed in January cannot be reused in June. The swing is gentler than in the northern states because Reseda sits at 34.2 degrees north, where daylight stays steadier through the year.

Sunset moves even further. Maghrib in Reseda is earliest on 30 Nov 2026 at 4:44 PM and latest on 23 Jun 2026 at 8:10 PM, a shift of 3 hours 26 minutes. On the longest day of the year, 21 Jun 2026, the sun sets at 8:09 PM; on the shortest day, 21 Dec 2026, it sets at 4:49 PM.

For anyone fasting outside Ramadan, such as the Monday and Thursday fasts or the white days each month, the longest fast of 2026 in Reseda runs 15 hours 51 minutes on 15 Jun 2026, from Fajr at 4:17 AM to Maghrib at 8:08 PM. The shortest fast is 11 hours 7 minutes on 16 Dec 2026. Solar noon moves too: Dhuhr ranges from 11:38 AM in one part of the year to 1:05 PM in another, following the equation of time. Measured against the other 218 cities and neighbourhoods we track, that longest fast ranks 136 of 218.

How Each Prayer Time Is Calculated in Reseda

The Reseda timetable on this page is calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method, the convention followed by most mosques in the United States. It sets Fajr and Isha by a 15-degree depression angle of the sun, and Asr by the standard shadow rule; the Hanafi Asr is one tap away in the method selector. Each prayer is tied to a position of the sun, never to a fixed clock time. Today, 03 Nov 2026, is 23 Jumādá al-ūlá 1448.

Fajr (5:05 AM today)

Fajr is prayed at dawn, when light first appears across the horizon before sunrise. Today in Reseda it begins at 5:05 AM and must be finished by sunrise (6:16 AM). Across the year, Reseda's dawn moves from 4:17 AM at the earliest to 6:05 AM at the latest, so regular worshippers reset their Fajr alarm every few weeks.

Dhuhr (11:38 AM today)

The noon prayer begins once the sun has passed its peak. In Reseda that works out to 11:38 AM today. Clock time and sun time differ here because Reseda keeps America/Los_Angeles time from a position away from the zone's central meridian. On Fridays the congregational Jummah replaces Dhuhr.

Asr (2:37 PM today)

The standard Asr rule (followed by the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) starts Asr when a shadow grows as long as the object itself, past the noon shadow: 2:37 PM in Reseda today. The Hanafi school uses twice the length, putting Asr roughly 45 to 65 minutes later; switch the method at the top of the page to see it. Pray Asr before the sunlight yellows late in the day.

Maghrib (4:59 PM today)

Maghrib enters the moment the whole disc of the sun disappears below the horizon: 4:59 PM today in Reseda. It is also the iftar moment on fasting days, and the Sunnah is to break the fast promptly with dates or water, then pray.

Isha (6:09 PM today) and the Last Third of the Night

Isha begins when the last red glow leaves the western sky: 6:09 PM tonight in Reseda. Halfway between Maghrib and the next Fajr falls Islamic midnight, and the last third of the night after it is set aside for Tahajjud, the voluntary night prayer. Tonight's last third for Reseda is on our Tahajjud calculator.

Friday Jummah and Mosques in Reseda, California

Every Friday, Jummah replaces Dhuhr, and it is the largest weekly gathering of Muslims in Reseda. The verified mosque below serves Reseda, with its address, headed by Islamic Center of Reseda at 18206 Victory Boulevard, Reseda, CA. Each mosque sets its own khutbah time inside the Dhuhr window (Dhuhr today is 11:38 AM), so check the mosque's own notice board or website before you go, and arrive early: Friday parking fills fast.

Alongside Jummah, these mosques hold the five daily congregational prayers, weekend Quran classes for children, and taraweeh in Ramadan. Know a Reseda mosque that is not listed? Send us its details and we will add it with its address and Jummah time.

Finding the Qibla Direction in Reseda (23.53° North-East)

Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca, and from Reseda that means facing 23.53° north-east from true north, measured the short way around the globe. The bearing comes from Reseda's position (34.2° N, 118.5° W) set against the Kaaba's (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). At about 8339 miles (13420 km), it is one of the longer qibla distances in the United States. From Reseda, the great-circle line heads across Canada and the North Atlantic before descending toward Arabia.

At home or at work in Reseda, the Qibla Compass on your phone reads the bearing directly. Calibrate it with a slow figure-eight motion, and keep it clear of metal furniture and electronics that drag the needle. Inside a mosque, the mihrab already marks the direction.

Daylight Saving Time in California: The Two Jump Days

Twice a year in Reseda, the clock moves and every prayer time jumps with it. When daylight saving time begins on 08 Mar 2026, Fajr moves from 5:07 AM to 6:05 AM in a single night, a shift of just under an hour, and Maghrib moves from 5:56 PM to 6:56 PM. When standard time returns on 01 Nov 2026, Fajr moves from 6:03 AM back to 5:04 AM, and sunset prayers come an hour earlier in the evening. Every time on this page already follows the America/Los_Angeles clock in force on that date, so no manual adjustment is ever needed.

Daily Adhkar and Duas for Reseda

Complete the prayers with the authentic supplications: the dua after adhan, dua after wudu, the 33-times tasbih after each prayer, and duas for hardship and gratitude. Read them in our dua library with Arabic text, transliteration and translation.