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Qibla Direction in Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom · 4,816 km to the Kaaba

117° from North
East-southeast
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:51 PM in Portsmouth) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 117° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Portsmouth

CityFrom PortsmouthQiblaTo Makkah
Southampton25 km117°4,841 km
Brighton67 km118°4,758 km
Reading74 km118°4,842 km
Slough86 km118°4,822 km
Swindon97 km117°4,897 km
London104 km119°4,794 km

How to face the Qibla in Portsmouth

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 117° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Portsmouth?

From Portsmouth, the Qibla is 117° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,816 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.