Qibla direction › Canada
Quebec, Canada · 9,768 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:32 PM in Quebec) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 60° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Quebec | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 233 km | 59° | 9,998 km |
| Ottawa | 379 km | 57° | 10,144 km |
| Boston | 495 km | 60° | 10,002 km |
| Halifax | 640 km | 66° | 9,349 km |
| Paterson | 697 km | 58° | 10,306 km |
| Markham | 709 km | 55° | 10,474 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 60° (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 Quebec, the Qibla is 60° from true north (East-northeast). Makkah is about 9,768 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.
