Qibla direction › India
Amritsar, India · 3,649 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:18 PM in Amritsar) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 99° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Amritsar | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore | 50 km | 260° | 3,598 km |
| Narowal | 53 km | 260° | 3,657 km |
| Muridke | 62 km | 260° | 3,594 km |
| Kasur | 69 km | 261° | 3,600 km |
| Kamoke | 73 km | 260° | 3,595 km |
| Raja Jang | 74 km | 261° | 3,583 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 261° (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 Amritsar, the Qibla is 261° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,649 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.
