Asr Time: Hanafi vs Shafi, and Why Your App May Differ From Your Mosque
Hanafi Asr starts at two shadow lengths, Shafi at one. The gap in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta in December and June.
By the TurantTools PK team · Updated 28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Most mosques in Pakistan pray Asr at the Hanafi time, when an object's shadow (beyond its noon shadow) reaches twice its length. The Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali time starts at one shadow length. So while travelling, or in an app set for another country, Asr can show earlier than at your mosque.
The gap between the two times
| City | Day | Asr (Shafi, one shadow) | Asr (Hanafi, two shadows) | Maghrib | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi | 21 December | 15:28 | 16:12 | 17:48 | 44 min |
| Karachi | 21 June | 15:55 | 17:16 | 19:24 | 81 min |
| Lahore | 21 December | 14:45 | 15:26 | 17:03 | 41 min |
| Lahore | 21 June | 15:44 | 17:01 | 19:10 | 77 min |
| Peshawar | 21 December | 14:51 | 15:31 | 17:08 | 40 min |
| Peshawar | 21 June | 16:01 | 17:17 | 19:28 | 76 min |
| Quetta | 21 December | 15:18 | 15:59 | 17:36 | 41 min |
| Quetta | 21 June | 16:10 | 17:27 | 19:37 | 77 min |
In winter the sun is low, so shadows lengthen quickly and the gap is small; in summer it's bigger.
Worth remembering
- When setting an Asr break at work, go by your mosque's time, not an app's.
- In winter there's little time between Asr and Maghrib; see the Maghrib column.
- In a phone app, choose "Asr method: Hanafi" so the time matches your mosque.