Qibla direction › India
Kota, India · 3,691 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:14 PM in Kota) 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 Kota | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | 193 km | 268° | 3,687 km |
| Gwalior | 261 km | 270° | 3,923 km |
| Bhopal | 267 km | 274° | 3,860 km |
| Indore | 274 km | 275° | 3,704 km |
| Jodhpur | 308 km | 268° | 3,408 km |
| Agra | 311 km | 269° | 3,908 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 Kota, the Qibla is 271° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,691 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.
