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Qibla Direction in Ghotki

Ghotki, Pakistan · 3,059 km to the Kaaba

263° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:10 PM in Ghotki) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 97° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Ghotki

CityFrom GhotkiQiblaTo Makkah
Pano Aqil26 km263°3,037 km
Sukkur56 km263°3,010 km
Shikarpur67 km262°2,992 km
Khairpur76 km263°2,998 km
Sadiqabad86 km263°3,142 km
Jacobabad91 km262°2,978 km

How to face the Qibla in Ghotki

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 263° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Ghotki?

From Ghotki, the Qibla is 263° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,059 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.