Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
Musaffah, United Arab Emirates · 1,536 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:09 PM in Musaffah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 99° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Musaffah | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 15 km | 260° | 1,527 km |
| Jebel Ali | 95 km | 259° | 1,611 km |
| Dubai | 123 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Al Ain City | 131 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| Sharjah | 145 km | 258° | 1,649 km |
| Fujairah | 206 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 261° (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 Musaffah, the Qibla is 261° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,536 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.
