Qibla direction › Germany
Munich, Germany · 3,891 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:01 PM in Munich) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 130° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Munich | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koeln | 456 km | 127° | 4,345 km |
| Berlin | 504 km | 137° | 4,130 km |
| Lyon | 575 km | 119° | 4,164 km |
| Brussels | 602 km | 123° | 4,489 km |
| Hamburg | 612 km | 133° | 4,373 km |
| Amsterdam | 667 km | 126° | 4,553 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 130° (southeast). 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 Munich, the Qibla is 130° from true north (Southeast). Makkah is about 3,891 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.
