How is the Qibla bearing calculated mathematically?

The tool uses high-precision spherical trigonometry on the WGS84 Earth ellipsoid. Given your latitude/longitude (φ, λ) and the Holy Kaaba's exact coordinates (21.422487° N, 39.826206° E), the great-circle bearing is derived using atan2(sin(Δλ), cos(φ)*tan(φ_k) - sin(φ)*cos(Δλ)) and strictly normalized to [0, 360) degrees.

Why does iOS Safari ask for motion sensor permission?

Apple's iOS 13+ requires explicit user interaction before a webpage can read DeviceOrientationEvent and webkitCompassHeading to protect user privacy. Tapping the start button triggers this standard prompt.

Is my location or GPS coordinate sent to a server?

No! All calculations, sensor processing, and bearing computations run 100% locally inside your browser memory. Your geographic position is never logged, stored, or transmitted to any server.

How accurate is the digital compass indoors?

Device magnetometers can be influenced by nearby metallic structures, laptops, or electrical appliances. If the compass seems erratic, move away from magnetic interference and calibrate your phone by moving it in a figure-eight pattern.

Qibla Direction & Interactive Digital Compass

Islamic Utilities & Services

Interactive digital compass and astronomical Qibla direction finder. Computes exact great-circle bearing to the Holy Kaaba with real-time device gyroscope orientation, GPS geolocation, and haptic alignment feedback.

Interactive Digital Qibla Compass

Real-time spherical bearing to the Holy Kaaba in Makkah with gyroscope compass & GPS

3/3 Free Daily Uses

Fixed Desktop Mode

Qibla Bearing: 136.1° (Southeast)

🧭The golden arrow points to the Holy Kaaba (136.1° Southeast) — face towards the needle in your room

Astronomical Bearing:136.1°(Southeast)

Screen Reference:0.0° N (12h)

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Qibla

Static Bearing

136.1°

Distance

1,287 km

Sun Azimuth

150.6°

Current Location

Cairo, Egypt

Lat: 30.0444° • Lng: 31.2357°

2D Great-Circle Vector

800 mi

N 0°

You

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Clockwise from North: 136.1°

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Tool Overview & Guide

What is Qibla Direction & Interactive Digital Compass?

Interactive in-browser Qibla direction finder and digital compass. Computes the exact great-circle bearing to the Holy Kaaba in Makkah using high-precision spherical trigonometry, real-time device orientation sensors, GPS geolocation, and haptic alignment feedback.

Technical Specifications & Supported Formats

Processing Engine:Client-side Native JavaScript & WebAssembly

Privacy & Security:100% In-Browser (Zero File Upload)

Supported Formats:All Standard Formats & Code Text

Max File Limit:100 MB

How to use Qibla Direction & Interactive Digital Compass

3 simple steps to complete your task directly in your browser:

Detect GPS or Select Your City
Click 'Use Current Location' to acquire your exact latitude and longitude via browser GPS, or choose from our built-in directory of worldwide cities.
Enable Device Compass (Mobile)
On mobile devices, grant motion sensor permissions to activate the real-time magnetic compass rose. On iOS devices, tap 'Calibrate / Start Compass' to allow Safari motion access.
Align with the Golden Kaaba Needle
Rotate your device until the forward compass needle aligns with the illuminated golden Kaaba pointer. Your device will trigger haptic vibration when within ±2° of true Qibla.

Common uses

Daily Prayers (Salah): Determine the exact prayer direction in hotels, offices, airports, or while traveling abroad.
Mosque & Prayer Room Architecture: Verify accurate Qibla orientation during interior construction or prayer carpet placement.
Outdoor Camping & Hiking: Find Makkah bearing in remote regions using offline mathematical formulas and astronomical solar azimuth guidance.
Travelers & Frequent Flyers: Calculate the direct great-circle flight distance and compass heading to the Kaaba from any coordinate on Earth.

Why choose VersaTools

100% private

Your files are processed inside your browser and are never uploaded to a server.

Free, no account

No sign-up, no watermark, no paywalled “premium” tier. Just open a tool and use it.

Instant

No upload, no queue, no server round-trip — work starts the moment you drop a file.

Runs in your browser

Built on open web standards. Works on any modern desktop browser, nothing to install.

No upload size caps

Nothing leaves your device, so there’s no server file-size limit — only your machine’s memory.

Yours to keep

Results download straight to your device in clean, standard file formats.