Qibla direction › United States
Miami, United States · 11,687 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:08 PM in Miami) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 57° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Miami | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 329 km | 55° | 11,612 km |
| Jacksonville | 527 km | 55° | 11,520 km |
| Atlanta | 975 km | 52° | 11,501 km |
| Charlotte | 1,053 km | 54° | 11,143 km |
| Washington DC | 1,489 km | 57° | 10,633 km |
| Baltimore | 1,540 km | 57° | 10,578 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 57° (east-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.
From Miami, the Qibla is 57° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 11,687 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.
