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Qibla Direction in Bhawana

Bhawana, Pakistan · 3,440 km to the Kaaba

259° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:56 AM in Bhawana) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 101° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Bhawana

CityFrom BhawanaQiblaTo Makkah
Chiniot35 km259°3,474 km
Jhang46 km259°3,403 km
Gojra47 km260°3,435 km
Faisalabad48 km260°3,483 km
Sargodha56 km258°3,455 km
Toba Tek Singh68 km260°3,412 km

How to face the Qibla in Bhawana

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 259° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Bhawana?

From Bhawana, the Qibla is 259° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,440 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.