Qibla direction › Canada
Ottawa, Canada · 10,144 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:50 PM in Ottawa) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 57° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Ottawa | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 166 km | 59° | 9,998 km |
| Markham | 330 km | 55° | 10,474 km |
| Vaughan | 348 km | 54° | 10,492 km |
| Toronto | 351 km | 55° | 10,496 km |
| Mississauga | 374 km | 54° | 10,519 km |
| Quebec | 379 km | 60° | 9,768 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 57° (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.
From Ottawa, the Qibla is 57° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 10,144 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.
