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Qibla Direction in Vancouver

Vancouver, Canada · 11,974 km to the Kaaba

17° from North
North-northeast
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (1:00 PM in Vancouver) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 17° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Vancouver

CityFrom VancouverQiblaTo Makkah
Surrey29 km17°11,986 km
Seattle195 km18°12,135 km
Calgary673 km25°11,562 km
Edmonton819 km25°11,292 km
San Francisco1,281 km19°13,176 km
San Jose1,332 km19°13,206 km

How to face the Qibla in Vancouver

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 17° (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 Vancouver?

From Vancouver, the Qibla is 17° from true north (North-northeast). Makkah is about 11,974 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.