Riga Qibla Direction & Angle
The qibla direction in Riga (Latvia) is 155.4° from true north — southeast. The distance to the Kaaba is about 4154 km along the great circle.
Compass Setting
On an ordinary (magnetic) compass, use 146.3° for the qibla — the magnetic declination here is about 9.1° (east).
Qibla without a compass: the sun and its shadow
Twice a year the sun stands directly above the Kaaba. At that moment, anywhere the sun is up, the shadow of an upright object points exactly away from the qibla — no compass, no magnetic correction, no phone needed.
- May 28, 2027 at 12:17. The sun will be 53° above the horizon; stand with your back to the shadow of an upright object and you are facing the qibla.
- July 16, 2027 at 12:26. The sun will be 53° above the horizon; stand with your back to the shadow of an upright object and you are facing the qibla.
When the sun crosses the qibla line through the year
The 15th of each month, local time. At times marked ★ the sun is opposite the qibla, so the shadow points to it; otherwise the sun itself stands in the qibla direction. “—” means the sun does not cross the qibla line high enough that month.
Monthly Prayer Times — October 2026
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | 05:18 | 07:27 | 13:14 | 16:56 | 18:59 | 20:59 |
| 2Fri | 05:20 | 07:29 | 13:14 | 16:53 | 18:56 | 20:56 |
| 3Sat | 05:23 | 07:31 | 13:14 | 16:51 | 18:53 | 20:53 |
| 4Sun | 05:25 | 07:33 | 13:13 | 16:49 | 18:50 | 20:50 |
| 5Mon | 05:27 | 07:35 | 13:13 | 16:46 | 18:48 | 20:47 |
| 6Tue | 05:29 | 07:37 | 13:13 | 16:44 | 18:45 | 20:45 |
| 7Wed | 05:32 | 07:39 | 13:12 | 16:41 | 18:42 | 20:42 |
| 8Thu | 05:34 | 07:41 | 13:12 | 16:39 | 18:40 | 20:39 |
| 9Fri | 05:36 | 07:44 | 13:12 | 16:37 | 18:37 | 20:36 |
| 10Sat | 05:38 | 07:46 | 13:12 | 16:34 | 18:34 | 20:34 |
| 11Sun | 05:40 | 07:48 | 13:11 | 16:32 | 18:32 | 20:31 |
| 12Mon | 05:43 | 07:50 | 13:11 | 16:30 | 18:29 | 20:28 |
| 13Tue | 05:45 | 07:52 | 13:11 | 16:27 | 18:27 | 20:26 |
| 14Wed | 05:47 | 07:54 | 13:11 | 16:25 | 18:24 | 20:23 |
| 15Thu | 05:49 | 07:56 | 13:10 | 16:23 | 18:21 | 20:21 |
| 16Fri | 05:51 | 07:58 | 13:10 | 16:20 | 18:19 | 20:18 |
| 17Sat | 05:53 | 08:01 | 13:10 | 16:18 | 18:16 | 20:16 |
| 18Sun | 05:55 | 08:03 | 13:10 | 16:16 | 18:14 | 20:13 |
| 19Mon | 05:57 | 08:05 | 13:10 | 16:13 | 18:11 | 20:11 |
| 20Tue | 05:59 | 08:07 | 13:09 | 16:11 | 18:09 | 20:08 |
| 21Wed | 06:02 | 08:09 | 13:09 | 16:09 | 18:06 | 20:06 |
| 22Thu | 06:04 | 08:11 | 13:09 | 16:06 | 18:04 | 20:04 |
| 23Fri | 06:06 | 08:14 | 13:09 | 16:04 | 18:01 | 20:02 |
| 24Sat | 06:08 | 08:16 | 13:09 | 16:02 | 17:59 | 19:59 |
| 25Sun | 05:10 | 07:18 | 12:09 | 15:00 | 16:56 | 18:57 |
| 26Mon | 05:12 | 07:20 | 12:09 | 14:58 | 16:54 | 18:55 |
| 27Tue | 05:14 | 07:22 | 12:08 | 14:55 | 16:52 | 18:53 |
| 28Wed | 05:16 | 07:25 | 12:08 | 14:53 | 16:49 | 18:51 |
| 29Thu | 05:18 | 07:27 | 12:08 | 14:51 | 16:47 | 18:49 |
| 30Fri | 05:19 | 07:29 | 12:08 | 14:49 | 16:44 | 18:47 |
| 31Sat | 05:21 | 07:31 | 12:08 | 14:47 | 16:42 | 18:45 |
Today's times in the city's local time (Türkiye: Diyanet method; other regions: MWL). · Muslim World League
At this latitude the sun never reaches the Fajr depression angle on 103 days, between May 1 and August 11. On those days Fajr and Isha are set by the twilight rule rather than by angle — that is why the summer times look unusual.