Qibla direction › India
Gwalior, India · 3,923 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:04 PM in Gwalior) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 90° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Gwalior | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agra | 107 km | 269° | 3,908 km |
| Aligarh | 184 km | 268° | 3,915 km |
| Kanpur | 218 km | 271° | 4,140 km |
| Jaipur | 249 km | 268° | 3,687 km |
| Faridabad | 257 km | 267° | 3,843 km |
| Kota | 261 km | 271° | 3,691 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 270° (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 Gwalior, the Qibla is 270° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,923 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.
