How Long after Sunset can the Isha salaah be performed?

Q: Salaah-243: How long after sunset does the whiteness remain in the sky? When does the time for Isha set in?

Answer: This duration is never constant and varies from month to month. It is however never longer than an hour and 38 minutes (in June) and never less than an hour and 21 minutes (in September) .Here follows a table which indicates the duration the whiteness lasts throughout the year:

DURATION


Date??????????? Hours??? Minutes

1st? Jan???????? 1???????? 27

1st? Feb???????? 1???????? 24

1st? Mar???????? 1???????? 22

1st? April?????? 1???????? 22

1st? May??????? 1???????? 27

1st? June? ? ?? 1 ? ????? 34

23rd June????? 1?? ? ? ? 38

25th June????? 1???????? 37

1st? July??????? 1???????? 34

1st? Aug??????? 1???????? 30

1st? Sep???????? 1???????? 25

31st? Sep??????? 1???????? 21

1st? Oct???????? 1??????? 22

1st? Nov??????? 1???????? 23

1st? Dec??????? 1???????? 27

31st Dec??????? 1??????? 28

NOTE: The duration between sunset and the disappearance of the whiteness on the horizon is usually the same as the duration between-dawn and sunrise.

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