Fajr Prayer Times — Karaj, Iran – 03:17
Today's Islamic prayer times in Karaj, Iran include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
03:17
Karaj, Iran · Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran
Today's Salah Times in Karaj
Dawn breaks over Karaj at 03:17. Meet it in sujood and the rest of the day arranges itself.
When the First Adhan Rises
Across Karaj the first adhan crosses the rooftops at 03:17; from that minute the obligation is active until 04:57.
The Heaviest Prayer
The Prophet ﷺ called Fajr and Isha the heaviest on the hypocrites — guarding Fajr at 03:17 in Karaj is, by inversion, a sign of sincerity.
Astronomical Twilight Defined
Astronomical twilight starts at 17.7° solar depression — that single number defines the 03:17 you read today in Karaj.
The First White Thread
The Qur’an’s “white thread of dawn distinct from the black thread” describes the moment Fajr begins — in Karaj that moment is fixed at 03:17.
Twilight Geometry
Light progresses from astronomical dawn to sunrise in about 100 minutes here — at the equator this would be ~75 minutes, at the poles, hours.
Anchor Your Sleep
Lock bedtime at 19:47 for fourteen consecutive nights and Fajr at 03:17 stops being a struggle — your body reorganises itself around it.
Annual Swing
Across the year Fajr in Karaj swings about 159 minutes between 03:03 and 05:42 — a measurable footprint of the earth’s tilt.
Fajr Sadiq vs Kadhib
False dawn (Fajr Kadhib) glows briefly before 03:17 in Karaj; true dawn (Fajr Sadiq) spreads horizontally and is the basis of today’s 03:17.