Qibla direction › India
Saharanpur, India · 3,878 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:07 PM in Saharanpur) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 95° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Saharanpur | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meerut | 111 km | 266° | 3,885 km |
| Ghaziabad | 145 km | 267° | 3,857 km |
| Delhi | 154 km | 267° | 3,835 km |
| Moradabad | 173 km | 267° | 3,989 km |
| Faridabad | 175 km | 267° | 3,843 km |
| Rampur | 193 km | 267° | 4,013 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 265° (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 Saharanpur, the Qibla is 265° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,878 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.
