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القبلة

Qibla direction

Online compass and exact angle to the Kaaba from your location.

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Compass inactive: the green arrow shows the Qibla when N points north.

Qibla direction

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Locating…

  • • Hold the phone flat, away from metal objects and electrical devices.
  • • If the needle seems unstable, calibrate the compass by drawing a figure 8 in the air.
  • • A phone compass is accurate to about 5–15°: check against a fixed landmark if possible.
  • • Your location is neither stored nor sent: the calculation happens on your device.

How is the direction calculated?

The Qibla is the direction of the shortest path over the Earth's surface (the great circle) between your location and the Kaaba in Makkah (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). It often differs from what a flat map suggests.

True north and magnetic north

The angle is given relative to true north. A compass shows magnetic north: the difference (magnetic declination) ranges from 0 to more than 10° depending on where you are.

If the compass does not work

Not every device reports orientation relative to north, computers in particular. The site then says so clearly: use the angle in degrees with a regular compass.