Qibla direction › United States
Dallas, United States · 12,430 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:14 PM in Dallas) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 44° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Dallas | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 49 km | 43° | 12,468 km |
| Austin | 293 km | 44° | 12,694 km |
| Houston | 362 km | 45° | 12,574 km |
| San Antonio | 406 km | 43° | 12,812 km |
| Denver | 1,066 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
| Atlanta | 1,158 km | 52° | 11,501 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 44° (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 Dallas, the Qibla is 44° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,430 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.
