Qibla direction › United States
Philadelphia, United States · 10,434 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:48 PM in Philadelphia) 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.
| City | From Philadelphia | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 130 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Paterson | 136 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Baltimore | 144 km | 57° | 10,578 km |
| Washington DC | 199 km | 57° | 10,633 km |
| Boston | 435 km | 60° | 10,002 km |
| Hamilton | 535 km | 54° | 10,553 km |
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.
From Philadelphia, the Qibla is 58° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 10,434 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.
