Sydney Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Qibla Details for Sydney
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sydney?
The Qibla direction from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada is 68° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sydney should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sydney from Mecca?
The distance from Sydney to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,051 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sydney?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Sydney, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sydney?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sydney is 68° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sydney
The Qibla direction from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada is 68° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,051 km (5,624 miles) away. Geographically, Sydney sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Sydney, this means facing east-northeast (68°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sydney
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 106.8° from Sydney. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
Using a compass in Sydney
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sydney. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 68° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.