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Qibla Direction in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States · 13,424 km to the Kaaba

24° from North
North-northeast
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:40 PM in Los Angeles) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 24° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Los Angeles

CityFrom Los AngelesQiblaTo Makkah
San Diego179 km25°13,518 km
San Jose492 km19°13,206 km
San Francisco559 km19°13,176 km
Phoenix574 km30°13,225 km
Denver1,336 km35°12,296 km
Seattle1,545 km18°12,135 km

How to face the Qibla in Los Angeles

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 24° (north-northeast). 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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Los Angeles?

From Los Angeles, the Qibla is 24° from true north (North-northeast). Makkah is about 13,424 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.