Qibla direction › Germany
Hamburg, Germany · 4,373 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:07 PM in Hamburg) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 133° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Hamburg | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 255 km | 137° | 4,130 km |
| Koeln | 357 km | 127° | 4,345 km |
| Amsterdam | 365 km | 126° | 4,553 km |
| Brussels | 488 km | 123° | 4,489 km |
| Munich | 612 km | 130° | 3,891 km |
| Southend-on-Sea | 666 km | 120° | 4,745 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 133° (southeast). 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 Hamburg, the Qibla is 133° from true north (Southeast). Makkah is about 4,373 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.
