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28 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH · Sunday, 8 November 2026 Madinah · next Dhuhr at 12:05 EnglishالعربيةТоҷикӣ

Qibla finder

Qibla finder

Face Makkah from Madinah

The direction is calculated from your location along the shortest path over the globe (great circle) – the same method masjids use.

Madinah

NESW
176.3° S

South of true north · 211 mi to Makkah

Check with the sun

The sun is in the qibla direction Today 11:56
Distance 211 mi · 339 km

At that moment stand an upright stick in the sun: its shadow points towards the qibla (or, when the sun is in the qibla direction, face the sun).

Phone compasses can be off by several degrees near metal, magnets or cars. Calibrate with a figure-8 and confirm with the sun or your masjid’s prayer rows.

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