Why do our times differ from other calendars?
Prayer timesSadaqaNow takes the automatic prayer times unchanged from Diyanet, Türkiye's Presidency of Religious Affairs, for the place you have chosen. SadaqaNow doesn't recalculate them itself. If another calendar shows different times, it's usually because it follows different rules.
Where differences come from
- Different rules. Every calendar decides for itself when a prayer begins, such as Fajr, Isha or Asr. Even small differences shift the times by a few minutes.
- Summer in Germany. For places north of the 45th parallel, which means all of Germany, Diyanet deliberately departs from pure astronomy in summer. Fajr and Isha then often fall noticeably differently than in calendars that only calculate.
- A different place. Check under Location that the right place is selected. Even a neighbouring town can have slightly different times.
If your community has its own times
If your community follows its own calendar, switch to Manual and enter the times. The screens will then show exactly your times. You'll find out how in Enter prayer times yourself.
Related articles
- Set the location for automatic timesAutomatic prayer times apply to a place from Diyanet's location directory. Here's how to choose the country, region and city and change them later.
- Enter prayer times yourselfIn “Manual” mode, you enter the times day by day for the current month and the next two. Here's how it works and what to watch out for.
More on “Prayer times”
- Choose the time source: automatic or manualPrayer times either come automatically from Diyanet for your location every day, or you enter them yourself. Here's how to choose and switch the time source.
- Change the prayer names on the screenIn the Studio, the prayers have names in the Studio's language; the screen shows the names your community sets. Here's how to change them under “Names on the screen”.
- Which prayers does the screen show?Which prayers appear depends on your community's umbrella organisation. This article also explains why the board doesn't show sunrise.
- Why does the screen show “--:--” instead of a time?“--:--” means there's no prayer time for today. Usually no time source has been chosen, or in “Manual” mode, today's entry is missing.
- Are the prayer times correct without internet?Yes. Every screen stores the prayer times for the coming weeks and shows them correctly even without a connection, right past midnight.
Still have questions?
Write to us at info@sadaqa-now.de and include the name of your community. That way we can help you as quickly as possible.