Qibla direction › India
Faridabad, India · 3,843 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:08 PM in Faridabad) 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.
| City | From Faridabad | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 25 km | 267° | 3,835 km |
| Ghaziabad | 31 km | 267° | 3,857 km |
| Meerut | 74 km | 266° | 3,885 km |
| Aligarh | 95 km | 268° | 3,915 km |
| Moradabad | 151 km | 267° | 3,989 km |
| Agra | 153 km | 269° | 3,908 km |
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.
From Faridabad, the Qibla is 267° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,843 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.
