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Qibla Direction in Agra

Agra, India · 3,908 km to the Kaaba

269° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:05 PM in Agra) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 91° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Agra

CityFrom AgraQiblaTo Makkah
Aligarh78 km268°3,915 km
Gwalior107 km270°3,923 km
Faridabad153 km267°3,843 km
Ghaziabad174 km267°3,857 km
Delhi178 km267°3,835 km
Bareilly192 km268°4,050 km

How to face the Qibla in Agra

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 269° (west). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Agra?

From Agra, the Qibla is 269° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,908 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.