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Qibla Direction in Coventry

Coventry, United Kingdom · 4,925 km to the Kaaba

118° from North
East-southeast
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:53 PM in Coventry) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 118° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Coventry

CityFrom CoventryQiblaTo Makkah
Birmingham27 km118°4,952 km
Leicester36 km119°4,915 km
Wolverhampton46 km118°4,971 km
Northampton46 km119°4,879 km
Derby57 km119°4,950 km
Nottingham66 km119°4,933 km

How to face the Qibla in Coventry

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 118° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Coventry?

From Coventry, the Qibla is 118° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,925 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.