Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Bristol, United Kingdom · 4,943 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:57 PM in Bristol) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 116° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Bristol | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 41 km | 116° | 4,980 km |
| Swindon | 58 km | 117° | 4,897 km |
| Swansea | 95 km | 115° | 5,034 km |
| Southampton | 103 km | 117° | 4,841 km |
| Reading | 113 km | 118° | 4,842 km |
| Birmingham | 124 km | 118° | 4,952 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 116° (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 Bristol, the Qibla is 116° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,943 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.
