Qibla direction › India
Jaipur, India · 3,687 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:14 PM in Jaipur) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 92° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Jaipur | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota | 193 km | 271° | 3,691 km |
| Agra | 223 km | 269° | 3,908 km |
| Faridabad | 224 km | 267° | 3,843 km |
| Delhi | 235 km | 267° | 3,835 km |
| Gwalior | 249 km | 270° | 3,923 km |
| Aligarh | 250 km | 268° | 3,915 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 268° (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 Jaipur, the Qibla is 268° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,687 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.
