Qibla direction › United States
San Antonio, United States · 12,812 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:21 PM in San Antonio) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 43° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From San Antonio | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 118 km | 44° | 12,694 km |
| Houston | 304 km | 45° | 12,574 km |
| Fort Worth | 384 km | 43° | 12,468 km |
| Dallas | 406 km | 44° | 12,430 km |
| Denver | 1,291 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
| Phoenix | 1,363 km | 30° | 13,225 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 43° (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 San Antonio, the Qibla is 43° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 12,812 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.
