Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · 5,071 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:53 PM in Newcastle upon Tyne) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 120° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Newcastle upon Tyne | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 131 km | 119° | 5,014 km |
| Burnley | 136 km | 119° | 5,041 km |
| Edinburgh | 148 km | 120° | 5,212 km |
| Huddersfield | 148 km | 119° | 5,007 km |
| Preston | 152 km | 118° | 5,066 km |
| Rochdale | 155 km | 119° | 5,027 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 120° (east-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 Newcastle upon Tyne, the Qibla is 120° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 5,071 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.
