How are prayer times calculated for York?
York lies at a latitude of about 53.96°N, in North Yorkshire. Because prayer times depend on the position of the sun at a given location, the timings here are calculated specifically for these coordinates rather than borrowed from another town.
Today the sun rises at 07:47 and Maghrib falls at 17:49, giving 10h 2m between the two. As the year turns this daylight window lengthens and shortens, which is why Fajr (currently 05:48) and Isha (currently 19:40) shift gradually from week to week.
When praying in York, the Qibla is faced towards the Kaaba in Makkah, which lies on a bearing of 120° from here, roughly to the south-east — a great-circle distance of about 4,985 km.
Prayer times in York are very close to those in neighbouring towns, though they differ by a minute or two with distance. Nearby you can also check Leeds (35 km), Wakefield (41 km) and Batley (45 km).