Qibla direction › Morocco
Rabat, Morocco · 4,757 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:14 PM in Rabat) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 95° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Rabat | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | 85 km | 94° | 4,824 km |
| Fes | 169 km | 96° | 4,589 km |
| Tangier | 217 km | 97° | 4,684 km |
| Marrakesh | 286 km | 91° | 4,852 km |
| Oran | 596 km | 101° | 4,222 km |
| Algiers | 947 km | 105° | 3,926 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 95° (east). 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 Rabat, the Qibla is 95° from true north (East). Makkah is about 4,757 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.
