Qibla direction › Australia
Brisbane, Australia · 13,298 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:35 AM in Brisbane) the sun is due north, so every shadow points due south. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 100° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Brisbane | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 733 km | 277° | 13,236 km |
| Melbourne | 1,375 km | 279° | 12,741 km |
| Adelaide | 1,601 km | 283° | 12,120 km |
| Perth | 3,606 km | 295° | 10,025 km |
| Surabaya | 4,797 km | 294° | 8,561 km |
| Sandakan | 5,270 km | 291° | 8,561 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 280° (west). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.
From Brisbane, the Qibla is 280° from true north (West). Makkah is about 13,298 km away.
From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.
