Qibla direction › Morocco
Marrakesh, Morocco · 4,852 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:19 PM in Marrakesh) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 91° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Marrakesh | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | 219 km | 94° | 4,824 km |
| Rabat | 286 km | 95° | 4,757 km |
| Fes | 387 km | 96° | 4,589 km |
| Tangier | 503 km | 97° | 4,684 km |
| Oran | 817 km | 101° | 4,222 km |
| Algiers | 1,164 km | 105° | 3,926 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 91° (east). 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 Marrakesh, the Qibla is 91° from true north (East). Makkah is about 4,852 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.
