Qibla direction › Canada
Montreal, Canada · 9,998 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:42 PM in Montreal) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 59° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Montreal | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 166 km | 57° | 10,144 km |
| Quebec | 233 km | 60° | 9,768 km |
| Boston | 403 km | 60° | 10,002 km |
| Markham | 486 km | 55° | 10,474 km |
| Vaughan | 504 km | 54° | 10,492 km |
| Toronto | 504 km | 55° | 10,496 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 59° (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 Montreal, the Qibla is 59° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 9,998 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.
