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# pray-calc
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Islamic prayer times for any location and date. The primary method uses a physics-grounded dynamic twilight angle algorithm that adjusts Fajr and Isha angles for latitude, season, Earth-Sun distance, and atmospheric conditions. Fourteen traditional fixed-angle methods are included for comparison. Single runtime dependency: [nrel-spa](https://github.com/acamarata/nrel-spa).
## Installation
```bash
npm install pray-calc
```
## Quick Start
```typescript
import { calcTimes } from 'pray-calc';
const times = calcTimes(
new Date('2024-06-21'),
40.7128, // New York latitude
-74.0060, // longitude
-4, // UTC offset (hours)
);
console.log(times.Fajr); // "03:51:24"
console.log(times.Sunrise); // "05:25:08"
console.log(times.Dhuhr); // "13:01:17"
console.log(times.Asr); // "17:02:43"
console.log(times.Maghrib); // "20:31:17"
console.log(times.Isha); // "22:07:43"
```
CommonJS:
```js
const { calcTimes } = require('pray-calc');
```
Use `calcTimesAll` to get all 14 traditional method times alongside the dynamic result.
## TypeScript
```typescript
import type {
PrayerTimes,
FormattedPrayerTimes,
PrayerTimesAll,
MethodDefinition,
} from 'pray-calc';
```
## Documentation
Full API reference, dynamic algorithm details, traditional method table, and high-latitude handling: [GitHub Wiki](https://github.com/acamarata/pray-calc/wiki)
## Related
- [nrel-spa](https://github.com/acamarata/nrel-spa): NREL Solar Position Algorithm (the solar foundation)
- [luxon-hijri](https://github.com/acamarata/luxon-hijri): Hijri/Gregorian calendar
- [moon-sighting](https://github.com/acamarata/moon-sighting): Crescent visibility calculations
## Acknowledgments
Solar position calculations use [nrel-spa](https://github.com/acamarata/nrel-spa), a port of the NREL SPA by Ibrahim Reda and Afshin Andreas. The seasonal twilight model builds on the work of Khalid Shaukat (Moonsighting Committee Worldwide).
## License
MIT. Copyright (c) 2023-2026 Aric Camarata.