Qibla direction › United States
Boston, United States · 10,002 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:32 PM in Boston) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 60° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Boston | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson | 304 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| New York | 306 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Montreal | 403 km | 59° | 9,998 km |
| Philadelphia | 435 km | 58° | 10,434 km |
| Quebec | 495 km | 60° | 9,768 km |
| Ottawa | 503 km | 57° | 10,144 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 60° (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 Boston, the Qibla is 60° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 10,002 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.
