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Qibla Direction in New York

New York, United States · 10,306 km to the Kaaba

58° from North
East-northeast
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:43 PM in New York) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 58° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near New York

CityFrom New YorkQiblaTo Makkah
Paterson27 km58°10,306 km
Philadelphia130 km58°10,434 km
Baltimore273 km57°10,578 km
Boston306 km60°10,002 km
Washington DC328 km57°10,633 km
Montreal534 km59°9,998 km

How to face the Qibla in New York

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 58° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in New York?

From New York, the Qibla is 58° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 10,306 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.