Qibla direction › Canada
Winnipeg, Canada · 11,026 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (1:16 PM in Winnipeg) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 40° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Winnipeg | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 618 km | 44° | 11,236 km |
| Chicago | 1,154 km | 49° | 11,146 km |
| Edmonton | 1,193 km | 25° | 11,292 km |
| Calgary | 1,202 km | 25° | 11,562 km |
| Denver | 1,285 km | 35° | 12,296 km |
| Detroit | 1,370 km | 52° | 10,822 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 40° (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.
From Winnipeg, the Qibla is 40° from true north (Northeast). Makkah is about 11,026 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.
