100% free · Runs 100% in your browser · No signup needed
Great-circle bearing to the Kaaba (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E). The dial shows degrees clockwise from North; keep magnetic-declination limits in mind when using a phone compass.
Every Muslim prays facing the Kaaba in Makkah — the Qibla. At home you know the direction by heart, but in a new city, a hotel room, an airport lounge, or the countryside, finding the exact prayer direction can be stressful. The Qibla Finder from FistHost solves that instantly: it computes the precise Qibla bearing from your location anywhere on Earth and shows it as an easy compass dial, a degree reading clockwise from North, and a plain-English hint like "≈ 278° clockwise from North — West." No app to install, no account, no fees — it works right in your browser.
The tool is equally useful for travellers, new residents finding a mosque in an unfamiliar neighbourhood, and anyone setting up a prayer corner at home or in the office. It is 100% client-side: your location never leaves your device.
The Qibla direction is not "due east" or "due south" — it is the direction of the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's curved surface) from your position to the Kaaba. The Kaaba's coordinates are 21.4225°N, 39.8262°E, and the bearing is computed with this exact formula:
θ = atan2( sin(Δλ), cos(φ1) · tan(φ2) − sin(φ1) · cos(Δλ) )
Where:
The result is normalized to a compass bearing of 0°–360°, measured clockwise from true North. This is the same mathematics used by professional navigation software and flight planners — far more accurate than rough rules of thumb like "face southwest from London."
Finding your Qibla direction takes seconds:
Device compass note: phones with a magnetometer can turn the dial into a live compass that rotates as you turn. This needs your permission for the device's orientation sensor; without that permission the tool still works perfectly as a precise numeric readout — just compare the bearing with any ordinary compass app or even the sun's position.
Heading somewhere new? Pair this with the prayer-times tool to get both the direction and the time of your prayers, or use the time-zone-converter when coordinating prayers across countries.
Let's compute two real examples so you can see the formula in action.
Example 1 — Karachi (24.8607°N, 67.0011°E): Plugging φ1 = 24.8607° and Δλ = 67.0011° − 39.8262° = 27.1749° into the formula gives a bearing of approximately 267.7° clockwise from North. The tool shows "≈ 267.7° clockwise from North — West." So a worshipper in Karachi faces just slightly south of due west.
Example 2 — Islamabad (33.6844°N, 73.0479°E): From farther north and east, the great circle gives a smaller bearing: approximately 255.9° clockwise from North — roughly West-Southwest, noticeably more southerly than Karachi's bearing. This is why a single "face west" rule fails: Islamabad's Qibla differs from Karachi's by about 12 degrees different from Karachi's.
The same computation works for London (≈118.9° — southeast), New York (≈58.5° — northeast), and Sydney (≈277.5° — west). Wherever you are, the tool gives the true great-circle bearing.
Because the great circle curves, the Qibla can point in surprising directions. From London, it is about 119° — to the southeast, not southwest as many assume. From New York, roughly 58° — the northeast. From Toronto, about 55°. From Sydney, around 277° — due west. From Dubai, about 260°. From Kuala Lumpur, about 293° — northwest. And from Cape Town, roughly 23° — almost due north. If you're an overseas Pakistani, run the tool once for your home abroad and save the bearing — it never changes for a fixed location, so you'll only ever need to look it up once per place.
Once you know the bearing, mark it: a small sticker on the hotel-room desk, a prayer mat aligned to the direction in your office, or a piece of tape on the floor of your new apartment. Frequent travellers keep a note on their phone — "Hotel in Dubai: 260° from North" — so they can orient themselves the moment they arrive. For a shared home, agree on one measured bearing and align everyone's mats to it, rather than each person guessing separately.
Roughly west-southwest: about 267.7° from Karachi, 255.9° from Islamabad, and similar values across the country. Use the tool for your exact city.
Because the Earth is a sphere. The shortest path to Makkah follows a great circle, which curves northward (for Pakistan) rather than following a straight line on a flat map.
Yes — you can type coordinates manually, and the bearing is shown as a precise number you can follow with any compass, no sensors needed.
The great-circle formula is the standard used by navigators and pilgrimage apps worldwide; it is accurate to a fraction of a degree.
Completely free, with no download and no sign-up — just open the page and find your Qibla.
If you found this tool helpful, imagine offering your own community the same convenience: a mosque or Islamic centre website with prayer times, event announcements, and Ramadan schedules, hosted for just $0.99/month on FistHost — with a free domain name included. Thousands of visitors could check your community's times from the tool above while visiting your site. Start today at fisthost.com.
Writers and preachers take note: a personal Islamic blog on FistHost hosting at $0.99/mo is the most affordable way to publish articles, khutbah summaries, and Seerah notes for a global audience. Fast servers, a free domain, and easy one-click WordPress — FistHost has everything a dawah blogger needs. See the plans at fisthost.com.
Accurate Qibla direction is a small thing that brings real peace of mind to every prayer, especially when you travel. Save it in your phone notes so you never have to measure twice at the same place. Bookmark this page, and combine it with the hijri-date-converter and prayer-times tools for a complete Islamic toolkit — all free from FistHost.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool!
Reviews are protected by captcha and moderated before they appear.