Qibla direction › United States
Austin, United States · 12,694 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:18 PM in Austin) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 44° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Austin | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 118 km | 43° | 12,812 km |
| Houston | 235 km | 45° | 12,574 km |
| Fort Worth | 276 km | 43° | 12,468 km |
| Dallas | 293 km | 44° | 12,430 km |
| Denver | 1,242 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
| Atlanta | 1,316 km | 52° | 11,501 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 44° (northeast). 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 Austin, the Qibla is 44° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,694 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.
