Qibla Direction in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

How to face the Qibla in Saskatoon

1. With your phone: tap Open the live Qibla compass, allow location (and, on iPhone, motion access), then turn slowly until the Kaaba on the dial reaches the mark at the top.
2. With a regular compass: hold it flat, turn it until the needle sits on N, then face 21.8° on the dial. That is the magnetic bearing; reading 31.5° off a magnetic compass would leave you about 9.7° off.
3. With the map: open the live compass, switch to Map and follow the gold line from your position to the Kaaba. It does not use the compass at all.

If a phone compass looks wrong, move the phone in a figure-eight a few times, away from laptops, speakers, car dashboards and magnetic cases, and hold it flat while you turn.

Why the Qibla from Saskatoon points north-northeast

Saskatoon is at 52.1° N, well north of Makkah (21.4° N), yet a straight line on a Mercator map still points 105°, east-southeast, and that is the direction many people picture. The shortest path over the globe starts out at 31.5° instead and rises to about 71° N before it curves down toward Arabia, so from Saskatoon the Qibla is north-northeast.

Nearby cities

• Regina, SK33.5° NNE · 146 mi away
• Edmonton, AB25.3° NNE · 301 mi away
• Calgary, AB25.0° NNE · 326 mi away
• Winnipeg, MB40.1° NE · 442 mi away
• St. Cloud, MN43.0° NE · 726 mi away

See every city in Canada, or use the Qibla Finder for your exact spot.

Prayer times in Saskatoon: today's times and a monthly timetable.