Qibla direction › United States
Detroit, United States · 10,822 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:19 PM in Detroit) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 52° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Detroit | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 165 km | 53° | 10,661 km |
| Columbus | 264 km | 52° | 10,981 km |
| Hamilton | 280 km | 54° | 10,553 km |
| Mississauga | 309 km | 54° | 10,519 km |
| Toronto | 332 km | 55° | 10,496 km |
| Vaughan | 333 km | 54° | 10,492 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 52° (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 Detroit, the Qibla is 52° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 10,822 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.
