Fajr Prayer Times โ Ilesha, Nigeria โ 05:12
Today's Islamic prayer times in Ilesha, Nigeria include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
05:12
Ilesha, Nigeria ยท Muslim World League
Today's Salah Times in Ilesha
Dawn breaks over Ilesha at 05:12. Meet it in sujood and the rest of the day arranges itself.
On Time vs Late
Praying Fajr at 05:12 in Ilesha carries a different weight than praying it before sunrise โ both valid, only one optimal.
Silhouette Before Sunrise
Half-way through the dawn window โ about 39 minutes after 05:12 โ the eastern skyline of Ilesha starts to silhouette against indigo.
Twilight Geometry
Light progresses from astronomical dawn to sunrise in about 77 minutes here โ at the equator this would be ~75 minutes, at the poles, hours.
Distance to Makkah
Ilesha lies about 4062 km from Makkah; the Fajr you pray at 05:12 aligns with one prayed there a few minutes apart.
A Compressed Dawn
At only 77 minutes, the dawn window in Ilesha is on the shorter side worldwide; arrive at Fajr already in wudu, not in motion.
A Horizon-Based Clock
In essence the prayer calendar in Ilesha is a horizon-based clock; 05:12 simply reads where the sun is, not what time it is.
Qibla Direction
From Ilesha, the Kaaba sits roughly to the north-east at a true bearing of about 64ยฐ โ face that direction at 05:12.
Compared to Osogbo
Fajr in Osogbo, just 28 km from Ilesha, differs by 1 minute(s) โ small geographic offsets visibly bend the dawn.