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Which way is
the Kaaba?

The true Qibla is the shortest path over a sphere — which is why it points north-east from New York, not south-east. We compute the great-circle bearing exactly, then your phone's compass does the rest.

Live compass
58.5°
ENE from true north

Showing the bearing for Your location. Enable the live compass on a phone and the needle turns with you; on a desktop the needle simply holds the true bearing from north.

From Your location

40.7644, -73.9235

Qibla bearing58.54° ENE
Distance to Makkah10,297 km
In miles6,399 mi
Your coordinates40.7644, -73.9235
Kaaba coordinates21.4225, 39.8252
MethodGreat-circle (spherical)

A flat map lies about direction. Over the Earth's curve the shortest line from North America to Makkah runs up over the Atlantic — so a Qibla that looks wrong on a Mercator projection is usually the right one.

Prayer times at this point
Fajr08:48
Sunrise10:24
Dhuhr16:55
Asr20:35
Maghrib23:26
Isha00:56

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