Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Reading, United Kingdom · 4,842 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:51 PM in Reading) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 118° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Reading | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slough | 27 km | 118° | 4,822 km |
| Swindon | 57 km | 117° | 4,897 km |
| London | 59 km | 119° | 4,794 km |
| Luton | 61 km | 119° | 4,831 km |
| Milton Keynes | 67 km | 119° | 4,860 km |
| Southampton | 68 km | 117° | 4,841 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 118° (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.
From Reading, the Qibla is 118° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,842 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.
