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title: "Prayer Times in Chelmsford Today – Fajr to Isha"
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description: "Accurate prayer times for Chelmsford today, with Fajr and Asr under every major method, local mosque timetables and a printable monthly timetable."
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# Prayer times in Chelmsford

Times for September 2026 in Chelmsford · Moonsighting Committee method

## Chelmsford prayer timetable for September 2026

Today's row is highlighted. Times for Monday 28 September 2026: Fajr 05:20, Dhuhr 12:54, Asr 15:58 (Hanafi 16:46), Maghrib 18:46, Isha 20:01.

| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Asr (Hanafi) | Maghrib | Isha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tue, 1 Sept | 04:31 | 06:10 | 13:03 | 16:40 | 17:37 | 19:48 | 20:57 |
| Wed, 2 Sept | 04:33 | 06:12 | 13:03 | 16:39 | 17:36 | 19:46 | 20:55 |
| Thu, 3 Sept | 04:35 | 06:13 | 13:02 | 16:37 | 17:34 | 19:43 | 20:53 |
| Fri, 4 Sept | 04:37 | 06:15 | 13:02 | 16:36 | 17:32 | 19:41 | 20:51 |
| Sat, 5 Sept | 04:39 | 06:17 | 13:02 | 16:35 | 17:30 | 19:39 | 20:49 |
| Sun, 6 Sept | 04:41 | 06:18 | 13:01 | 16:33 | 17:29 | 19:37 | 20:47 |
| Mon, 7 Sept | 04:42 | 06:20 | 13:01 | 16:32 | 17:27 | 19:34 | 20:45 |
| Tue, 8 Sept | 04:44 | 06:21 | 13:01 | 16:30 | 17:25 | 19:32 | 20:43 |
| Wed, 9 Sept | 04:46 | 06:23 | 13:00 | 16:29 | 17:23 | 19:30 | 20:41 |
| Thu, 10 Sept | 04:48 | 06:25 | 13:00 | 16:27 | 17:21 | 19:27 | 20:39 |
| Fri, 11 Sept | 04:50 | 06:26 | 13:00 | 16:25 | 17:19 | 19:25 | 20:37 |
| Sat, 12 Sept | 04:52 | 06:28 | 12:59 | 16:24 | 17:17 | 19:23 | 20:34 |
| Sun, 13 Sept | 04:54 | 06:29 | 12:59 | 16:22 | 17:16 | 19:21 | 20:32 |
| Mon, 14 Sept | 04:56 | 06:31 | 12:59 | 16:21 | 17:14 | 19:18 | 20:30 |
| Tue, 15 Sept | 04:58 | 06:33 | 12:58 | 16:19 | 17:12 | 19:16 | 20:28 |
| Wed, 16 Sept | 04:59 | 06:34 | 12:58 | 16:18 | 17:10 | 19:14 | 20:26 |
| Thu, 17 Sept | 05:01 | 06:36 | 12:58 | 16:16 | 17:08 | 19:11 | 20:24 |
| Fri, 18 Sept | 05:03 | 06:38 | 12:57 | 16:14 | 17:06 | 19:09 | 20:22 |
| Sat, 19 Sept | 05:05 | 06:39 | 12:57 | 16:13 | 17:04 | 19:07 | 20:20 |
| Sun, 20 Sept | 05:07 | 06:41 | 12:57 | 16:11 | 17:02 | 19:04 | 20:18 |
| Mon, 21 Sept | 05:09 | 06:42 | 12:56 | 16:09 | 17:00 | 19:02 | 20:16 |
| Tue, 22 Sept | 05:11 | 06:44 | 12:56 | 16:08 | 16:58 | 19:00 | 20:14 |
| Wed, 23 Sept | 05:12 | 06:46 | 12:55 | 16:06 | 16:56 | 18:57 | 20:11 |
| Thu, 24 Sept | 05:14 | 06:47 | 12:55 | 16:04 | 16:54 | 18:55 | 20:09 |
| Fri, 25 Sept | 05:15 | 06:49 | 12:55 | 16:03 | 16:52 | 18:53 | 20:07 |
| Sat, 26 Sept | 05:17 | 06:51 | 12:54 | 16:01 | 16:50 | 18:50 | 20:05 |
| Sun, 27 Sept | 05:18 | 06:52 | 12:54 | 15:59 | 16:48 | 18:48 | 20:03 |
| Mon, 28 SeptToday | 05:20 | 06:54 | 12:54 | 15:58 | 16:46 | 18:46 | 20:01 |
| Tue, 29 Sept | 05:22 | 06:55 | 12:53 | 15:56 | 16:44 | 18:43 | 19:59 |
| Wed, 30 Sept | 05:23 | 06:57 | 12:53 | 15:54 | 16:42 | 18:41 | 19:57 |

Method: Moonsighting Committee (how times are calculated (https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/how-times-are-calculated/)). Calculated 28 Sept 2026, 19:24. Report a wrong time (https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/report-a-time/?city=chelmsford).

## Chelmsford prayer timetable for October 2026

| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Asr (Hanafi) | Maghrib | Isha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thu, 1 Oct | 05:25 | 06:59 | 12:53 | 15:52 | 16:40 | 18:39 | 19:55 |
| Fri, 2 Oct | 05:26 | 07:00 | 12:52 | 15:51 | 16:38 | 18:37 | 19:53 |
| Sat, 3 Oct | 05:28 | 07:02 | 12:52 | 15:49 | 16:36 | 18:34 | 19:51 |
| Sun, 4 Oct | 05:29 | 07:04 | 12:52 | 15:47 | 16:34 | 18:32 | 19:49 |
| Mon, 5 Oct | 05:31 | 07:05 | 12:52 | 15:46 | 16:32 | 18:30 | 19:47 |
| Tue, 6 Oct | 05:32 | 07:07 | 12:51 | 15:44 | 16:30 | 18:27 | 19:45 |
| Wed, 7 Oct | 05:34 | 07:09 | 12:51 | 15:42 | 16:28 | 18:25 | 19:43 |
| Thu, 8 Oct | 05:36 | 07:10 | 12:51 | 15:40 | 16:26 | 18:23 | 19:41 |
| Fri, 9 Oct | 05:37 | 07:12 | 12:50 | 15:39 | 16:24 | 18:21 | 19:39 |
| Sat, 10 Oct | 05:39 | 07:14 | 12:50 | 15:37 | 16:22 | 18:19 | 19:37 |
| Sun, 11 Oct | 05:40 | 07:15 | 12:50 | 15:35 | 16:20 | 18:16 | 19:35 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | 05:42 | 07:17 | 12:50 | 15:34 | 16:18 | 18:14 | 19:33 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 05:44 | 07:19 | 12:49 | 15:32 | 16:16 | 18:12 | 19:31 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 05:45 | 07:21 | 12:49 | 15:30 | 16:14 | 18:10 | 19:29 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 05:47 | 07:22 | 12:49 | 15:29 | 16:12 | 18:08 | 19:27 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 05:48 | 07:24 | 12:49 | 15:27 | 16:10 | 18:05 | 19:25 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 05:50 | 07:26 | 12:48 | 15:25 | 16:08 | 18:03 | 19:23 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 05:52 | 07:27 | 12:48 | 15:24 | 16:06 | 18:01 | 19:21 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 05:53 | 07:29 | 12:48 | 15:22 | 16:04 | 17:59 | 19:20 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 05:55 | 07:31 | 12:48 | 15:20 | 16:02 | 17:57 | 19:18 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 05:57 | 07:33 | 12:48 | 15:19 | 16:00 | 17:55 | 19:16 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 05:58 | 07:34 | 12:48 | 15:17 | 15:59 | 17:53 | 19:14 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 06:00 | 07:36 | 12:47 | 15:15 | 15:57 | 17:51 | 19:12 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 06:02 | 07:38 | 12:47 | 15:14 | 15:55 | 17:49 | 19:11 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 05:03 | 06:40 | 11:47 | 14:12 | 14:53 | 16:47 | 18:09 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 05:05 | 06:41 | 11:47 | 14:11 | 14:51 | 16:45 | 18:07 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 05:07 | 06:43 | 11:47 | 14:09 | 14:49 | 16:43 | 18:05 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 05:08 | 06:45 | 11:47 | 14:08 | 14:47 | 16:41 | 18:04 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 05:10 | 06:47 | 11:47 | 14:06 | 14:46 | 16:39 | 18:02 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 05:12 | 06:49 | 11:47 | 14:05 | 14:44 | 16:37 | 18:00 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 05:13 | 06:50 | 11:47 | 14:03 | 14:42 | 16:35 | 17:59 |

## Today in Chelmsford

Fajr

05:20

Sunrise

06:54

Dhuhr

12:54

Asr

15:58

Maghrib

18:46

Isha

20:01

## Asr in Chelmsford: standard and Hanafi

Asr begins when an object's shadow equals its own length (the standard rule of the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) or twice its length (Hanafi). Today in Chelmsford that is 15:58 (standard) and 16:46 (Hanafi). Both columns are shown in the timetable.

## Fajr and Isha under four calculation methods

| Method | Fajr | Isha |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Moonsighting Committee (used on this page) | 05:20 | 20:01 |
| Muslim World League | 05:01 | 20:29 |
| ISNA (North America) | 05:21 | 20:15 |
| Umm al-Qura | 04:57 | 20:13 |

Today's Fajr times differ by 24 minutes across these methods because each uses a different sun angle for dawn and nightfall. The high-latitude rule for Chelmsford this month is twilight angle. How the methods differ (https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/how-times-are-calculated/).

## Qibla direction from Chelmsford

The Qibla from Chelmsford is about **120° from true north** (east-south-east). "So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram" (Quran 2:144). Qibla direction tool (https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/qibla-direction/).

## Ramadan 2027 in Chelmsford

Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting. On day 1, sehri ends at 05:49 and iftar is at 17:02; by day 30 the fast lasts about 13.1 hours. Full Ramadan 2027 timetable for Chelmsford (https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/chelmsford/ramadan/) · Ramadan 2027 dates (https://hnco.org.uk/ramadan-2027).

## Individual prayer times in Chelmsford

- Fajr time in Chelmsford: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/chelmsford/fajr/
- Asr time in Chelmsford: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/chelmsford/asr/
- Maghrib time in Chelmsford: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/chelmsford/maghrib/

## Nearby towns and districts

- Basildon: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/basildon/
- Harlow: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/harlow/
- Romford: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/romford/
- Southend-on-sea: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/southend-on-sea/
- Dagenham: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/dagenham/
- Grays: https://hnco.org.uk/prayer-times/uk/grays/

## Frequently asked questions

### Why do Fajr times for Chelmsford differ between timetables?

Each calculation method uses a different sun angle for dawn. On 8 February 2027, for example, Fajr in Chelmsford is 05:49 under Moonsighting Committee, 05:32 under Muslim World League, 05:51 under ISNA (North America), 05:29 under Umm al-Qura — a spread of 22 minutes. This page uses Moonsighting Committee by default and shows the others for comparison.

### Which calculation method does this page use for Chelmsford?

Moonsighting Committee, with the twilight-angle rule for high-latitude nights. Asr is shown under both the standard (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali) and Hanafi rules.

### Do mosque times in Chelmsford match these times?

These are the times each prayer window begins. Mosques set their own jamaat (iqamah) times, usually a few minutes to around half an hour later, and they vary from mosque to mosque in Chelmsford. Check your local mosque for congregation times.

### What is the Qibla direction from Chelmsford?

The Qibla from Chelmsford is about 120° from true north (east-south-east), calculated as the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Makkah.

### When does Ramadan 2027 start in Chelmsford?

Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting. On day 1 in Chelmsford, sehri ends at 05:49 and iftar is at 17:02 (Moonsighting Committee).

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