Qibla direction › India
Prayagraj, India · 4,293 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:50 AM in Prayagraj) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 87° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Prayagraj | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varanasi | 118 km | 274° | 4,411 km |
| Lucknow | 180 km | 271° | 4,198 km |
| Kanpur | 188 km | 271° | 4,140 km |
| Jabalpur | 318 km | 275° | 4,120 km |
| Patna | 331 km | 274° | 4,622 km |
| Gwalior | 377 km | 270° | 3,923 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 273° (west). 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 Prayagraj, the Qibla is 273° from true north (West). Makkah is about 4,293 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.
