Qibla direction › United States
Houston, United States · 12,574 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:09 PM in Houston) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 45° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Houston | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 235 km | 44° | 12,694 km |
| San Antonio | 304 km | 43° | 12,812 km |
| Dallas | 362 km | 44° | 12,430 km |
| Fort Worth | 378 km | 43° | 12,468 km |
| Atlanta | 1,128 km | 52° | 11,501 km |
| Jacksonville | 1,321 km | 55° | 11,520 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 45° (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 Houston, the Qibla is 45° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,574 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.
