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28 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH · Sunday, 8 November 2026 Dubai · next Dhuhr at 12:03 EnglishالعربيةТоҷикӣ

Qibla finder

Qibla finder

Face Makkah from Dubai

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

Dubai

NESW
258.2° WSW

West-south-west of true north · 1,013 mi to Makkah

Check with the sun

The sun does not line up with the qibla today here.
Distance 1,014 mi · 1,631 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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