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Qibla Direction in Seattle

Seattle, United States · 12,135 km to the Kaaba

18° from North
North-northeast
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:57 PM in Seattle) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 18° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Seattle

CityFrom SeattleQiblaTo Makkah
Surrey171 km17°11,986 km
Vancouver195 km17°11,974 km
Calgary710 km25°11,562 km
Edmonton909 km25°11,292 km
San Francisco1,093 km19°13,176 km
San Jose1,142 km19°13,206 km

How to face the Qibla in Seattle

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 18° (north-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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Seattle?

From Seattle, the Qibla is 18° from true north (North-northeast). Makkah is about 12,135 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.