Qibla direction › India
Varanasi, India · 4,411 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:45 AM in Varanasi) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 86° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Varanasi | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prayagraj | 118 km | 273° | 4,293 km |
| Patna | 216 km | 274° | 4,622 km |
| Lucknow | 267 km | 271° | 4,198 km |
| Kanpur | 295 km | 271° | 4,140 km |
| Ranchi | 320 km | 277° | 4,662 km |
| Dhanbad | 385 km | 276° | 4,770 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 274° (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 Varanasi, the Qibla is 274° from true north (West). Makkah is about 4,411 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.
