Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Leicester, United Kingdom · 4,915 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:52 PM in Leicester) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 119° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Leicester | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 35 km | 119° | 4,933 km |
| Coventry | 36 km | 118° | 4,925 km |
| Derby | 39 km | 119° | 4,950 km |
| Northampton | 46 km | 119° | 4,879 km |
| Birmingham | 54 km | 118° | 4,952 km |
| Wolverhampton | 67 km | 118° | 4,971 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 119° (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 Leicester, the Qibla is 119° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,915 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.
