Colombo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Colombo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Colombo?
The Qibla direction from Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka is 294.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colombo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Colombo from Mecca?
The distance from Colombo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,593 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Colombo?
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 Colombo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colombo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colombo is 294.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 290.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Colombo
The Qibla direction from Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka is 294.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,593 km (2,854 miles) away. Geographically, Colombo sits to the east-southeast 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 Colombo, this means facing west-northwest (294.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colombo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (294.8°), 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 290.5° from Colombo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.8°.
Using a compass in Colombo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colombo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 294.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.