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Qibla Direction in Delhi

دہلی میں قبلہ کی سمت

Delhi, India · 3,835 km to the Kaaba

267° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:08 PM in Delhi) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 93° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Delhi

CityFrom DelhiQiblaTo Makkah
Ghaziabad23 km267°3,857 km
Faridabad25 km267°3,843 km
Meerut63 km266°3,885 km
Aligarh118 km268°3,915 km
Saharanpur154 km265°3,878 km
Moradabad155 km267°3,989 km

How to face the Qibla in Delhi

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 267° (west). 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 Delhi?

From Delhi, the Qibla is 267° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,835 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.