Qibla direction › Canada
Mississauga, Canada · 10,519 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:06 PM in Mississauga) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 54° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Mississauga | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 24 km | 55° | 10,496 km |
| Vaughan | 31 km | 54° | 10,492 km |
| Hamilton | 40 km | 54° | 10,553 km |
| Markham | 45 km | 55° | 10,474 km |
| London | 144 km | 53° | 10,661 km |
| Detroit | 309 km | 52° | 10,822 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 54° (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 Mississauga, the Qibla is 54° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 10,519 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.
