Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Plymouth, United Kingdom · 4,990 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:04 PM in Plymouth) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 114° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Plymouth | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 140 km | 115° | 5,034 km |
| Cardiff | 141 km | 116° | 4,980 km |
| Bristol | 162 km | 116° | 4,943 km |
| Southampton | 202 km | 117° | 4,841 km |
| Swindon | 212 km | 117° | 4,897 km |
| Portsmouth | 221 km | 117° | 4,816 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 114° (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 Plymouth, the Qibla is 114° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,990 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.
