Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom · 4,996 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:56 PM in Stoke-on-Trent) 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 Stoke-on-Trent | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 47 km | 118° | 4,971 km |
| Derby | 48 km | 119° | 4,950 km |
| Manchester | 53 km | 118° | 5,025 km |
| Birmingham | 61 km | 118° | 4,952 km |
| Sheffield | 64 km | 119° | 4,974 km |
| Bolton | 66 km | 118° | 5,041 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 Stoke-on-Trent, the Qibla is 118° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 4,996 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.
