Qibla direction › France
Paris, France · 4,496 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:38 PM in Paris) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 119° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Paris | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 264 km | 123° | 4,489 km |
| Brighton | 283 km | 118° | 4,758 km |
| Southend-on-Sea | 320 km | 120° | 4,745 km |
| Portsmouth | 328 km | 117° | 4,816 km |
| London | 344 km | 119° | 4,794 km |
| Southampton | 352 km | 117° | 4,841 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 119° (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 Paris, the Qibla is 119° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,496 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.
