Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 5,212 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:00 PM in Edinburgh) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 120° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Edinburgh | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 66 km | 118° | 5,264 km |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 148 km | 120° | 5,071 km |
| Belfast | 229 km | 115° | 5,295 km |
| Preston | 245 km | 118° | 5,066 km |
| Burnley | 247 km | 119° | 5,041 km |
| Bradford | 257 km | 119° | 5,014 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 120° (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.
From Edinburgh, the Qibla is 120° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 5,212 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.
