Qibla direction › India
Meerut, India · 3,885 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:06 PM in Meerut) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 94° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Meerut | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaziabad | 44 km | 267° | 3,857 km |
| Delhi | 63 km | 267° | 3,835 km |
| Faridabad | 74 km | 267° | 3,843 km |
| Moradabad | 105 km | 267° | 3,989 km |
| Saharanpur | 111 km | 265° | 3,878 km |
| Aligarh | 127 km | 268° | 3,915 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 266° (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 Meerut, the Qibla is 266° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,885 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.
