Qibla direction › United States
Denver, United States · 12,296 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:47 PM in Denver) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 35° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Denver | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 943 km | 30° | 13,225 km |
| Fort Worth | 1,039 km | 43° | 12,468 km |
| Dallas | 1,066 km | 44° | 12,430 km |
| Minneapolis | 1,124 km | 44° | 11,236 km |
| Austin | 1,242 km | 44° | 12,694 km |
| Winnipeg | 1,285 km | 40° | 11,026 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 35° (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 Denver, the Qibla is 35° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,296 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.
