Qibla direction › United States
Baltimore, United States · 10,578 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:54 PM in Baltimore) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 57° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Baltimore | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | 57 km | 57° | 10,633 km |
| Philadelphia | 144 km | 58° | 10,434 km |
| New York | 273 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Paterson | 275 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Hamilton | 517 km | 54° | 10,553 km |
| Toronto | 537 km | 55° | 10,496 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 57° (east-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 Baltimore, the Qibla is 57° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 10,578 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.
