Qibla direction › Canada
Calgary, Canada · 11,562 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:24 PM in Calgary) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 25° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Calgary | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 282 km | 25° | 11,292 km |
| Surrey | 660 km | 17° | 11,986 km |
| Vancouver | 673 km | 17° | 11,974 km |
| Seattle | 710 km | 18° | 12,135 km |
| Winnipeg | 1,202 km | 40° | 11,026 km |
| Denver | 1,441 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 25° (north-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 Calgary, the Qibla is 25° from true north (North-northeast). Makkah is about 11,562 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.
