Fajr Prayer Times — Matara, Sri Lanka – 04:42
Today's Islamic prayer times in Matara, Sri Lanka include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
04:42
Matara, Sri Lanka · Muslim World League
Today's Salah Times in Matara
Fajr at 04:42 in Matara is a daily test of discipline; the believer who stands once trains the heart for years.
Suhoor with Family
Waking the household twenty-five minutes before Fajr at 04:42 in Matara turns suhoor from logistics into a quiet shared moment.
Length of the Night
Tonight in Matara the dark hours stretch about 24h 0m from Maghrib to Fajr at 04:42 — your sleep window naturally fits inside it.
Equatorial Stability
At 6.0° latitude, dawn in Matara barely moves across the year — Fajr stays close to 04:42 regardless of season.
Twilight Geometry
Light progresses from astronomical dawn to sunrise in about 76 minutes here — at the equator this would be ~75 minutes, at the poles, hours.
Astronomical → Nautical → Civil
Fajr at 04:42 in Matara marks the start of astronomical dawn; nautical and civil dawn follow before 05:58 brings the sun above the horizon.
Turkey (Diyanet)
Diyanet uses tested local rules for Turkey; for Matara, the Muslim World League method governs today’s 04:42.
Qibla Direction
From Matara, the Kaaba sits roughly to the north-west at a true bearing of about 296° — face that direction at 04:42.
City Coordinates
Matara is anchored at 6.0° latitude, 80.6° east — those numbers are what the calendar quietly uses to compute today’s 04:42.