Qibla Direction in Makkah — You Are at the Kaaba

Makkah is the qibla — the direction Muslims face in prayer points to the Kaaba here. From within the city every direction leads to it; use the distance and compass tools to see bearings from any other city.

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Live Qibla Compass

On a phone or tablet, tap below to turn your device into a qibla compass — hold it flat and rotate until the 🕋 reaches the top. On a laptop/desktop the dial is static: its top is North, so the 🕋 position shows your qibla direction.

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You are at the Kaaba — every direction is the qibla.

Qibla Direction — Makkah

Field	Value
City	Makkah
Qibla Bearing	You are here
Cardinal Direction	—
Distance to Makkah	0 km

The qibla is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, computed as a great-circle bearing from Makkah (21.4225°, 39.8262°). Use a compass and face the computed bearing from true north.

Formula

bearing = atan2( sin(dLng), cos(lat) * tan(21.4225) - sin(lat) * cos(dLng) )
dLng = 39.8262 - longitude   (Kaaba: 21.4225 N, 39.8262 E)
distance = 6371 * 2 * atan2( sqrt(a), sqrt(1-a) )  (great-circle, km)

Example

From Makkah: you are at the Kaaba.

How to Use

1. Your city is already selected — the qibla bearing is shown below.
2. Or pick any other city from the list to compare.
3. Tap "Use My Location" to compute the bearing from your exact position.
4. On a phone, tap "Enable Live Compass" and rotate until the Kaaba icon reaches the top.

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Author: Islamic Editorial Team Reviewed by: Islamic Editorial Team Last updated: 2026-09-21

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