Qibla direction › Germany
Koeln, Germany · 4,345 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:19 PM in Koeln) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 127° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Koeln | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 182 km | 123° | 4,489 km |
| Amsterdam | 213 km | 126° | 4,553 km |
| Hamburg | 357 km | 133° | 4,373 km |
| Paris | 402 km | 119° | 4,496 km |
| Southend-on-Sea | 439 km | 120° | 4,745 km |
| Munich | 456 km | 130° | 3,891 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 127° (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 Koeln, the Qibla is 127° from true north (Southeast). Makkah is about 4,345 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.
