Qibla direction › India
Kanpur, India · 4,140 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:56 AM in Kanpur) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 89° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Kanpur | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucknow | 73 km | 271° | 4,198 km |
| Prayagraj | 188 km | 273° | 4,293 km |
| Gwalior | 218 km | 270° | 3,923 km |
| Bareilly | 230 km | 268° | 4,050 km |
| Agra | 245 km | 269° | 3,908 km |
| Aligarh | 275 km | 268° | 3,915 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 271° (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 Kanpur, the Qibla is 271° from true north (West). Makkah is about 4,140 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.
