Qibla direction › United States
Fort Worth, United States · 12,468 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:17 PM in Fort Worth) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 43° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Fort Worth | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 49 km | 44° | 12,430 km |
| Austin | 276 km | 44° | 12,694 km |
| Houston | 378 km | 45° | 12,574 km |
| San Antonio | 384 km | 43° | 12,812 km |
| Denver | 1,039 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
| Atlanta | 1,207 km | 52° | 11,501 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 43° (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 Fort Worth, the Qibla is 43° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,468 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.
