🧭 Qibla in Pāthardi — Direction & Distance to the Kaaba
Point the top of your phone forward and rotate until the arrow points up.
What Is the Qibla and Why You Need a Compass
The Qibla is the direction toward the Kaaba in Mecca that Muslims face during prayer. Our Qibla compass calculates the exact bearing from your city's coordinates using the great-circle method (the shortest path across the Earth's sphere) and shows it live on your phone screen.
How to Use the Qibla Compass
Tap "Enable compass" and allow access to motion sensors. Hold your phone flat, screen facing up, and turn in place — the arrow with the Kaaba icon always points to the exact Qibla direction. If the sensor isn't available, use the bearing shown in degrees from true north instead.
Qibla Direction — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction?
The Qibla direction is the bearing from your current location to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world face this direction during each of the five daily prayers.
How is the direction calculated, and how accurate is it?
The direction is calculated using the great-circle formula from precise latitude/longitude coordinates — the same method used by professional navigation systems. The live compass uses your phone's magnetometer; accuracy is typically within 1-3 degrees.
Does the Qibla compass work without internet or GPS?
The compass needle itself only uses your phone's orientation sensors and needs no internet connection once the page has loaded. Detecting your city via geolocation needs GPS or network access, but once a city is selected the compass works without locating you again.