Qibla direction online
The qibla is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, which Muslims face in prayer. Find it online here — in your browser, free, with nothing to install and no account — as the great-circle bearing, the shortest path over the earth’s surface, rather than the direction a flat map would give you.
Kaaba direction from my location — step by step, and what to do when the reading looks wrong
Finding the qibla direction online
Everything above runs in the browser. There is nothing to install, nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay: the finder works on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, in any current browser. The bearing is computed on your own device from the coordinates your browser reports, so your location is never transmitted to this site or anyone else, and once the page has loaded it keeps working without a connection.
If you would rather not share your location at all, you do not have to. The table below gives the qibla direction and the distance to the Kaaba for cities around the world, and within a city the bearing varies by only a fraction of a degree — so looking up the nearest one is a sound substitute for locating yourself.
Qibla direction by city
Each city page below gives the qibla bearing alongside its prayer timetable.
| City | Qibla bearing | Distance to the Kaaba |
|---|---|---|
| London | 119° | 4794 km |
| Birmingham | 118° | 4952 km |
| Manchester | 118.5° | 5025 km |
| Bradford | 119.3° | 5014 km |
| Leeds | 119.5° | 5002 km |
| Leicester | 118.9° | 4915 km |
| Glasgow | 118.3° | 5264 km |
| Luton | 119° | 4831 km |
| Sheffield | 119.2° | 4975 km |
| Nottingham | 119.2° | 4933 km |
| Blackburn | 118.4° | 5053 km |
| Liverpool | 117.6° | 5065 km |
| New York | 58.5° | 10306 km |
| Chicago | 48.7° | 11146 km |
| Toronto | 54.6° | 10496 km |
| Los Angeles | 23.9° | 13424 km |
| Houston | 45.5° | 12574 km |
| Dearborn | 51.9° | 10831 km |
| Philadelphia | 57.7° | 10434 km |
| Dallas | 43.5° | 12430 km |
| Atlanta | 52.3° | 11501 km |
| Minneapolis | 43.8° | 11236 km |
| Montreal | 58.7° | 9998 km |
| Vancouver | 16.7° | 11974 km |
Common questions
Can I find the qibla direction online for free?
Yes. This page is free to use, carries no advertising, asks for no account and has no usage limit. It is a static page: the qibla calculation happens in your browser rather than on a server, which is why there is nothing to charge for and nothing to sign in to.
What is the qibla direction in compass degrees?
It depends on where you are: the qibla is a bearing measured clockwise from true north, so it is about 119° from London, 58.5° from New York and 48.7° from Chicago. Press “Find my qibla” for the exact figure at your location; the table below lists more cities.
How is the qibla calculated?
By the great-circle bearing from your position to the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. On a globe the shortest route between two points curves, which is why the qibla from North America points north-east rather than south-east as a flat map suggests.
Why does my phone compass disagree?
Phone compasses read magnetic north, which differs from true north by up to 20° depending on where you are, and they are easily disturbed by metal, magnets and electronics. The bearing given here is from true north. Calibrate your device and move away from metal if the two disagree.
What if I cannot determine the direction?
Face the direction you judge most likely to be correct, after making a genuine effort to establish it — a compass reading, the position of the sun, or the bearing for the nearest city listed below. This site does not issue rulings; for what is required of you when the direction is uncertain, ask a qualified scholar or your local mosque.