Qibla direction › Belgium
Brussels, Belgium · 4,489 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:30 PM in Brussels) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 123° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Brussels | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 173 km | 126° | 4,553 km |
| Koeln | 182 km | 127° | 4,345 km |
| Paris | 264 km | 119° | 4,496 km |
| Southend-on-Sea | 265 km | 120° | 4,745 km |
| Brighton | 315 km | 118° | 4,758 km |
| London | 321 km | 119° | 4,794 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 123° (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 Brussels, the Qibla is 123° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,489 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.
