Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom · 4,745 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:44 PM in Southend-on-Sea) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 120° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Southend-on-Sea | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 58 km | 119° | 4,794 km |
| Luton | 87 km | 119° | 4,831 km |
| Slough | 91 km | 118° | 4,822 km |
| Brighton | 99 km | 118° | 4,758 km |
| Milton Keynes | 116 km | 119° | 4,860 km |
| Reading | 117 km | 118° | 4,842 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 120° (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 Southend-on-Sea, the Qibla is 120° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,745 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.
