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Qibla direction in Makkah

You are in Makkah: face the Kaaba directly. The angle below is from the city centre.

172.4°from true north · south

0 km to the Kaaba

  1. With a compass

    Turn until the needle reads 172° from north.

    Open the live compass

  2. With the sun today · 24 October 2026

    Face the sun at

    11:47

NMakkahKaaba

Questions

Which way is the qibla in Makkah?

The qibla in Makkah is 172.4° from true north (south), 0 km to the Kaaba. Map, compass and the sun method.

True north or magnetic north?

The angle is from true (geographic) north. Phone compasses usually correct for magnetic declination automatically; a hand compass may be a few degrees off in this region.