Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Huddersfield, United Kingdom · 5,007 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:54 PM in Huddersfield) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 119° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Huddersfield | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 16 km | 119° | 5,014 km |
| Rochdale | 25 km | 119° | 5,027 km |
| Burnley | 34 km | 119° | 5,041 km |
| Manchester | 36 km | 118° | 5,025 km |
| Sheffield | 36 km | 119° | 4,974 km |
| Bolton | 43 km | 118° | 5,041 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 119° (east-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 Huddersfield, the Qibla is 119° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 5,007 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.
