Qibla direction › Canada
Halifax, Canada · 9,349 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:01 PM in Halifax) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 66° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Halifax | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 640 km | 60° | 9,768 km |
| Boston | 654 km | 60° | 10,002 km |
| Montreal | 790 km | 59° | 9,998 km |
| Ottawa | 956 km | 57° | 10,144 km |
| New York | 957 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Paterson | 958 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 66° (east-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 Halifax, the Qibla is 66° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 9,349 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.
