Qibla direction › Australia
Sydney, Australia · 13,236 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:42 PM in Sydney) the sun is due north, so every shadow points due south. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 97° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Sydney | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 713 km | 279° | 12,741 km |
| Brisbane | 733 km | 280° | 13,298 km |
| Adelaide | 1,162 km | 283° | 12,120 km |
| Perth | 3,290 km | 295° | 10,025 km |
| Surabaya | 4,929 km | 294° | 8,561 km |
| Bandung | 5,381 km | 295° | 8,030 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 277° (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 Sydney, the Qibla is 277° from true north (West). Makkah is about 13,236 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.
