Zero Dependencies Prayer Times

A lightweight, embeddable Islamic prayer times calculator based on date and coordinates, with zero external dependencies.

Key Features

• Zero Dependencies
• Embeddable
• Customizable

Installation

npm install zero-deps-prayer-times

Usage

Import the library and use the getPrayerTimes function to retrieve prayer times for a specific date and location.

import { getPrayerTimes } from "zero-deps-prayer-times";

const date = new Date();
const coordinates = { latitude: 21.42251, longitude: 39.826168 };
const options = {
  convention: "Umm al-Qura University, Makkah",
  hanafiAsr: false,
};

const { data, error } = getPrayerTimes(date, coordinates, options);

Returned Data

The data object contains prayer times and additional information, formatted as follows:

{
  "prayers": {
    "fajr": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T05:30:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "05:30 AM",
      "formatted24H": "05:30"
    },
    "dhuhr": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "12:00 PM",
      "formatted24H": "12:00"
    },
    "asr": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T15:15:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "03:15 PM",
      "formatted24H": "15:15"
    },
    "maghrib": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T18:30:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "06:30 PM",
      "formatted24H": "18:30"
    },
    "isha": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T20:00:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "08:00 PM",
      "formatted24H": "20:00"
    }
  },
  "extras": {
    "sunrise": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T06:00:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "06:00 AM",
      "formatted24H": "06:00"
    },
    "midnight": {
      "date": "2024-12-20T23:15:00.000Z",
      "formatted12H": "11:15 PM",
      "formatted24H": "23:15"
    },
    "dayOfYear": 355,
    "dayLength": "12:30",
    "nextPrayer": {
      "name": "asr",
      "remainingSeconds": 5400
    }
  }
}

Applications Built with This Library

• CLI Tool: cli-prayer-times
• VS Code Extension: vscode-extension-prayer-times

If you’ve created an application using this library, feel free to submit a PR to add your project here.

Contributing

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please submit them via issues or PR

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.