Can I pray now in Samarkand?

The five restricted windows move with the sun over Samarkand every day: the strict sunrise, zenith, and sunset times in which prayer is withheld, and the extended after-Fajr and after-Asr windows in which voluntary prayer waits. A fixed timetable cannot answer “right now” - the verdict below is computed astronomically for Samarkand (Asia/Samarkand) this very minute, and follows your madhhab and what you intend to pray.

Nearby cities

• Dushanbe, Tajikistan 199 km
• Bukhara, Uzbekistan 217 km
• Khujand, Tajikistan 238 km
• Tashkent, Uzbekistan 266 km
• Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan 328 km

The verdict below updates live for Samarkand (Asia/Samarkand) and follows your selected madhhab and prayer type. Draft pending scholar verification; see the methodology.