Qibla direction › Pakistan
Taunsa, Pakistan · 3,235 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:04 PM in Taunsa) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 101° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Taunsa | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layyah | 40 km | 259° | 3,267 km |
| Kot Addu | 40 km | 260° | 3,260 km |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 73 km | 260° | 3,220 km |
| Muzaffargarh | 87 km | 260° | 3,273 km |
| Multan | 104 km | 260° | 3,306 km |
| Qadirpur Ran | 108 km | 260° | 3,323 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 259° (west). 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 Taunsa, the Qibla is 259° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,235 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.
