Qibla direction › Bangladesh
Rangpur, Bangladesh · 5,031 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:50 AM in Rangpur) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 85° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Rangpur | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibganj | 83 km | 276° | 5,047 km |
| Mohammadpur | 119 km | 276° | 4,968 km |
| Natore | 151 km | 277° | 5,020 km |
| Rajshahi | 166 km | 276° | 4,982 km |
| Gazipur | 227 km | 277° | 5,170 km |
| Dhaka | 245 km | 278° | 5,172 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 275° (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 Rangpur, the Qibla is 275° from true north (West). Makkah is about 5,031 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.
