Qibla direction › Pakistan
Jacobabad, Pakistan · 2,978 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:13 PM in Jacobabad) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 98° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Jacobabad | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dera Murad Jamali | 36 km | 261° | 2,962 km |
| Shikarpur | 41 km | 262° | 2,992 km |
| Garhi Khairo | 51 km | 262° | 2,930 km |
| Shahdad Kot | 71 km | 262° | 2,920 km |
| Sukkur | 76 km | 263° | 3,010 km |
| Pano Aqil | 81 km | 263° | 3,037 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 262° (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 Jacobabad, the Qibla is 262° from true north (West). Makkah is about 2,978 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.
