Qibla direction › Pakistan
Ahmadpur East, Pakistan · 3,264 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:02 PM in Ahmadpur East) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 98° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Ahmadpur East | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalalpur Pirwala | 40 km | 261° | 3,266 km |
| Bahawalpur | 50 km | 262° | 3,309 km |
| Lodhran | 57 km | 262° | 3,306 km |
| Khanpur | 80 km | 263° | 3,198 km |
| Shujaabad | 82 km | 261° | 3,279 km |
| Jampur | 85 km | 261° | 3,209 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 262° (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.
From Ahmadpur East, the Qibla is 262° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,264 km away.
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.
