Chennai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Qibla Details for Chennai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chennai?
The Qibla direction from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India is 287.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chennai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chennai from Mecca?
The distance from Chennai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,387 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chennai?
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 Chennai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chennai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chennai is 287.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 282.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 287.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Chennai
The Qibla direction from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India is 287.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,387 km (2,726 miles) away. Geographically, Chennai sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Chennai, this means facing west-northwest (287.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chennai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (287.9°), 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 282.2° from Chennai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 287.9°.
Using a compass in Chennai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chennai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 287.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.