Qibla direction › United Kingdom
Swansea, United Kingdom · 5,034 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:03 PM in Swansea) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 115° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Swansea | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 55 km | 116° | 4,980 km |
| Bristol | 95 km | 116° | 4,943 km |
| Plymouth | 140 km | 114° | 4,990 km |
| Swindon | 150 km | 117° | 4,897 km |
| Wolverhampton | 164 km | 118° | 4,971 km |
| Birmingham | 170 km | 118° | 4,952 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 115° (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 Swansea, the Qibla is 115° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 5,034 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.
