Qibla direction › Morocco
Fes, Morocco · 4,589 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:07 PM in Fes) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 96° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Fes | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 169 km | 95° | 4,757 km |
| Tangier | 206 km | 97° | 4,684 km |
| Casablanca | 245 km | 94° | 4,824 km |
| Marrakesh | 387 km | 91° | 4,852 km |
| Oran | 439 km | 101° | 4,222 km |
| Algiers | 790 km | 105° | 3,926 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 96° (east). 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 Fes, the Qibla is 96° from true north (East). Makkah is about 4,589 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.
