Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Belfast, United Kingdom · 5,295 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:11 PM in Belfast) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 115° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Belfast | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 176 km | 118° | 5,264 km |
| Preston | 229 km | 118° | 5,066 km |
| Edinburgh | 229 km | 120° | 5,212 km |
| Liverpool | 233 km | 118° | 5,064 km |
| Bolton | 254 km | 118° | 5,041 km |
| Burnley | 256 km | 119° | 5,041 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 115° (east-southeast). 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 Belfast, the Qibla is 115° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 5,295 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.
