Qibla direction › Pakistan
Muridke, Pakistan · 3,594 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:50 AM in Muridke) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 100° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Muridke | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamoke | 19 km | 260° | 3,595 km |
| Sheikhupura | 28 km | 260° | 3,567 km |
| Lahore | 33 km | 260° | 3,598 km |
| Gujranwala | 43 km | 259° | 3,596 km |
| Hafizabad | 61 km | 259° | 3,547 km |
| Amritsar | 62 km | 261° | 3,649 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 260° (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 Muridke, the Qibla is 260° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,594 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.
