How to find Qibla from Sydney
From Sydney CBD, Qibla is 277.50°. Here are three practical ways to find it. They work with or without a phone sensor.
Use the live compass
This is the fastest way on a phone with a sensor. Open the live compass and grant permission if asked. The gold arrow then rotates to Qibla as you turn.
Open the live compass →Look up your exact bearing
Every suburb on this site has its own Qibla bearing. Search your suburb to get the exact degree. Then set a standard compass to that bearing, whether it is a real one or your phone's compass app.
Find your suburb's bearing →Ask your local mosque
Mosques build their prayer halls aligned to Qibla. If you are nearby, matching your own orientation to the mosque's is a reliable method that needs no technology.
Find a mosque in Sydney →Why Qibla points nearly west
From Sydney the Qibla bearing is 277.50°. That is almost due west, just a little north of it.
This can look wrong on a flat world map, where Makkah appears to sit well to the north-west. A flat map stretches the globe. Qibla follows the shortest route across the real, round earth. From Sydney that route starts out almost due west.
Finding Qibla on a desktop or laptop
Desktop computers do not have an orientation sensor. So the live compass shows a fixed, accurate north-up diagram with the Qibla bearing marked, instead of a moving needle.
That is the intended behaviour, not a broken page. Note the bearing and use a physical compass. You can also open this page on your phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
I don't have a compass app or sensor. What can I do? +
Look up your suburb's exact bearing on this site. Then use any fixed reference that faces a cardinal direction, such as a street grid or a known landmark, to estimate the angle. You can also line up with your local mosque's own orientation.
Why does the desktop version of the compass tool not move? +
Desktop computers do not have an orientation sensor. So the compass shows a fixed, accurate bearing instead of a live needle. That is the intended fallback, not a bug.
Do I need an app to find Qibla? +
No. The live compass and suburb bearings on this site work directly in your browser. There is nothing to download.