Qibla Direction in Madinah

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:09 PM in Madinah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 176° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Madinah

How to face the Qibla in Madinah

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 176° (south). 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 Madinah?

From Madinah, the Qibla is 176° from true north (South). Makkah is about 340 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.