FCNA 13° or ISNA 15°, Standard or Hanafi Asr: what changes in Toronto
Two choices explain most of the differences between Toronto timetables:
- the twilight angle used for Fajr and Isha
- the shadow rule used for Asr
Dhuhr, Sunrise and Maghrib don't depend on either choice.
Calculation profile: 13° or 15°
The page starts with FCNA Canada (13° / 13°). This profile is based on the Fiqh Council of North America's suggested method for Fajr and Isha. ISNA / North America (15° / 15°) is a separate option in the same menu. When a time comes from the angle itself, a larger angle places Fajr earlier and Isha later. In some seasons, the twilight rule or a seasonal profile's own limits can set Fajr or Isha instead. The results label any time set this way.
Here is an example for the city-centre point on , with Standard Asr, the angle-based twilight rule and zero manual minutes:
- Fajr is 05:33 with ISNA and 05:44 with FCNA.
- Isha is 18:29 with ISNA and 18:18 with FCNA.
On that date the profiles differ by 11 minutes at each end of the night. The gap isn't fixed through the year, so check your own date in the calculator rather than adding a set number of minutes.
Asr calculation: Standard or Hanafi
The two Asr options start at different points:
- Standard Asr begins when an object's shadow equals its height plus its noon shadow.
- Hanafi Asr begins when the shadow equals twice the object's height plus its noon shadow.
For the same point and date with the FCNA profile, Standard Asr is 14:43 and Hanafi Asr is 15:24, which is 41 minutes later. Fajr and Isha stay at 05:44 and 18:18, because the Asr setting doesn't affect them. If you follow the Hanafi timing, switch Asr calculation before you build or print a month.
Check what was applied
Calculation details lists the angles, Asr rule, twilight rule, rounding and every offset. In these Toronto examples, Dhuhr includes a built-in one-minute offset, and all manual minutes are zero. The starting settings are only a starting point. They aren't the policy of any Toronto mosque. The calculation methods guide covers the other profiles and twilight rules.
The table below shows these three dated cases. You can load any row into the calculator.
| Example settings | Calculation date | Fajr | Asr | Isha | Load this example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCNA 13°, Standard Asr | 1 Nov 2026 | Load this example | |||
| ISNA 15°, Standard Asr | 1 Nov 2026 | Load this example | |||
| FCNA 13°, Hanafi Asr | 1 Nov 2026 | Load this example |
Scroll sideways to see all columns.
Reading a Toronto mosque timetable: Begins, Adhan and Iqamah
A Toronto mosque timetable can show more than one time for each prayer. Some examples:
- The Islamic Institute of Toronto shows when each prayer begins alongside its iqamah, with Sunrise listed separately.
- The Islamic Society of Toronto shows Begins, Adhan and Iqaama in separate columns.
- The Islamic Foundation of Toronto publishes its own prayer schedule.
These columns mean different things:
- Begins is when the prayer time starts. This is the column to compare with the calculator.
- Adhan is when that mosque gives the call to prayer.
- Iqamah is when the congregation stands for prayer. Each mosque sets this itself. A solar calculation can't work it out, although an app or screen can display the times a mosque publishes.
To follow a mosque's Begins column, start from what the mosque says about its own timetable:
- Find out which Fajr and Isha convention, Asr rule and minute adjustments it uses. If the timetable doesn't say, ask the mosque.
- Set the calculator's profile, Asr calculation and adjustments to those confirmed values.
- Enter the mosque's latitude and longitude with Enter coordinates instead, then check that Timezone for this location shows America/Toronto.
Don't choose a method just because its times match a few days of a timetable. A close match doesn't show which method a mosque uses.
A difference that remains may come from the mosque's own method, adjustments or rounding. A published timetable doesn't always state these. Why prayer times differ explains the usual causes. For iqamah, congregation and Jumu'ah times, use the mosque's current timetable.
Eastern Time in Toronto: EST, EDT and the clock changes
Toronto uses the America/Toronto timezone:
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) in winter
- Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) in summer
Ontario's Time Act sets daylight time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. The clocks change on these dates:
- 2026: forward on , back on
- 2027: forward on , back on
The dated examples above use 1 November 2026, the day the clocks went back, so their times are in EST. When the clocks change, prayer times on the clock jump by about an hour, on top of the small shift from one day to the next. The calculator applies whichever clock is in force on the date you pick.
Alberta's new year-round time doesn't apply in Ontario. As a result, the time difference between Toronto and Calgary is now one hour in winter and two hours in summer.
Some settings to check:
- Local date opens on today's date in Toronto, even if your device is set to another timezone.
- If you use Use my location or Enter coordinates instead, check that Timezone for this location shows America/Toronto for a point in the city.
- The next-prayer countdown runs only when today's date is selected, and it skips Sunrise.
- You can show times in 12-hour or 24-hour format.
Your own point in Toronto, a printable month and the Qibla
The starting coordinates, 43.6532, -79.3832, are an approximate city-centre point. Toronto stretches from Etobicoke in the west to Scarborough in the east. Solar noon shifts by about four minutes for each degree of longitude, so times across the city are close to the centre values but don't always land on the same minute.
To get times for your home or mosque, you have two options:
- Use my location asks your browser for your position only when you press it. See the privacy page for details.
- Enter coordinates instead lets you type in a point.
To go back afterwards:
- Use Toronto centre again returns to the city-centre point and keeps your current settings.
- Reset restores both the city-centre point and the starting settings.
Monthly timetable builds a full month for your current point and settings. The printed page shows those settings and dates, so choose your profile and Asr rule before you press Print. The clock changes affect the months like this:
- A March 2026 month shows the one-hour jump from 8 March.
- October 2026 is entirely in EDT.
- All November 2026 rows are in EST. The clocks went back at 2 a.m. on 1 November, before any of that day's calculated times.
To find the prayer direction from Toronto, open the Qibla direction for Toronto.