Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom · 4,930 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:48 PM in Kingston upon Hull) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 121° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Kingston upon Hull | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | 85 km | 119° | 4,974 km |
| Bradford | 94 km | 119° | 5,014 km |
| Huddersfield | 96 km | 119° | 5,007 km |
| Nottingham | 103 km | 119° | 4,933 km |
| Derby | 119 km | 119° | 4,950 km |
| Rochdale | 121 km | 119° | 5,027 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 121° (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 Kingston upon Hull, the Qibla is 121° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,930 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.
