Qibla direction › Australia
Perth, Australia · 10,025 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:04 PM in Perth) the sun is due north, so every shadow points due south. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 115° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Perth | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 2,131 km | 283° | 12,120 km |
| Melbourne | 2,721 km | 279° | 12,741 km |
| Surabaya | 2,766 km | 294° | 8,561 km |
| Bandung | 2,912 km | 295° | 8,030 km |
| Depok | 2,992 km | 295° | 7,926 km |
| Bekasi | 3,004 km | 295° | 7,936 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 295° (west-northwest). 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 Perth, the Qibla is 295° from true north (West-northwest). Makkah is about 10,025 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.
