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28 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH · Sunday, 8 November 2026 Kuala Lumpur · next Maghrib at 18:57 EnglishالعربيةТоҷикӣ

Qibla finder

Qibla finder

Face Makkah from Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur

NESW
292.5° WNW

West-north-west of true north · 4,333 mi to Makkah

Check with the sun

A shadow points to the qibla Today 09:28
Distance 4,333 mi · 6,974 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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