India Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in India changes from city to city. The table below lists the qibla angle (degrees from true north) and the great-circle distance to the Kaaba for 260 cities. In Delhi, for example, the qibla is 267° (west). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Cities in India — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 266.6° west | 3,835 km | Prayer Times |
| Mumbai | 280.1° west | 3,452 km | Prayer Times |
| Hyderabad | 282.7° west | 4,070 km | Prayer Times |
| Bengaluru | 288.5° west | 4,109 km | Prayer Times |
| Ahmedabad | 273.4° west | 3,370 km | Prayer Times |
| Chennai | 287.9° west | 4,382 km | Prayer Times |
| Kolkata | 278.2° west | 4,983 km | Prayer Times |
| Surat | 276.6° west | 3,413 km | Prayer Times |
| Pune | 281° west | 3,564 km | Prayer Times |
| Jaipur | 268.4° west | 3,687 km | Prayer Times |
| Kanpur | 271.1° west | 4,140 km | Prayer Times |
| Navi Mumbai | 280.1° west | 3,467 km | Prayer Times |
| Lucknow | 270.9° west | 4,196 km | Prayer Times |
| Nagpur | 277.8° west | 4,057 km | Prayer Times |
| Coimbatore | 291.1° west | 4,119 km | Prayer Times |
| Indore | 274.8° west | 3,704 km | Prayer Times |
| Thāne | 279.9° west | 3,458 km | Prayer Times |
| Vadodara | 274.8° west | 3,439 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhopal | 274.5° west | 3,860 km | Prayer Times |
| Rasapūdipalem | 282.5° west | 4,561 km | Prayer Times |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 280.8° west | 3,557 km | Prayer Times |
| Patna | 274° west | 4,622 km | Prayer Times |
| Kallakurichi | 289.7° west | 4,295 km | Prayer Times |
| Ludhiana | 262.4° west | 3,729 km | Prayer Times |
| Nashik | 278.7° west | 3,529 km | Prayer Times |
| Madurai | 292.1° west | 4,281 km | Prayer Times |
| Tirunelveli | 293.6° northwest | 4,288 km | Prayer Times |
| Agra | 269.1° west | 3,908 km | Prayer Times |
| Faridabad | 266.9° west | 3,843 km | Prayer Times |
| Rājkot | 274.2° west | 3,192 km | Prayer Times |
| Najafgarh | 266.5° west | 3,812 km | Prayer Times |
| Jamshedpur | 277.4° west | 4,759 km | Prayer Times |
| Kalyān | 279.8° west | 3,475 km | Prayer Times |
| Dombivali | 279.9° west | 3,470 km | Prayer Times |
| Meerut | 266.3° west | 3,885 km | Prayer Times |
| Virār | 279.4° west | 3,438 km | Prayer Times |
| Nowrangapur | 280.7° west | 4,448 km | Prayer Times |
| Srinagar | 256.8° west | 3,696 km | Prayer Times |
| Ghāziābād | 266.6° west | 3,857 km | Prayer Times |
| Dhanbad | 276.4° west | 4,770 km | Prayer Times |
| Aurangabad | 279° west | 3,692 km | Prayer Times |
| Varanasi | 273.6° west | 4,411 km | Prayer Times |
| Amritsar | 260.6° west | 3,649 km | Prayer Times |
| Vijayawada | 283.8° west | 4,316 km | Prayer Times |
| Ranchi | 276.6° west | 4,662 km | Prayer Times |
| Jabalpur | 275.3° west | 4,120 km | Prayer Times |
| Prayagraj | 273° west | 4,293 km | Prayer Times |
| Visakhapatnam | 282.6° west | 4,550 km | Prayer Times |
| Jodhpur | 268.1° west | 3,408 km | Prayer Times |
| Gwalior | 270.5° west | 3,923 km | Prayer Times |
| Teni | 292.2° west | 4,212 km | Prayer Times |
| Howrah | 278.2° west | 4,979 km | Prayer Times |
| Raipur | 278.2° west | 4,317 km | Prayer Times |
| Tiruchirappalli | 290.9° west | 4,303 km | Prayer Times |
| Kota | 271.1° west | 3,691 km | Prayer Times |
| Shivaji Nagar | 281° west | 3,564 km | Prayer Times |
| Sholapur | 282.3° west | 3,796 km | Prayer Times |
| Chandigarh | 263.3° west | 3,815 km | Prayer Times |
| Tiruppur | 290.9° west | 4,154 km | Prayer Times |
| Guwahati | 275.8° west | 5,275 km | Prayer Times |
| Hubballi | 285.7° west | 3,778 km | Prayer Times |
| Mysuru | 289.6° west | 4,036 km | Prayer Times |
| Salem | 290° west | 4,215 km | Prayer Times |
| Gurugram | 266.7° west | 3,816 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhubaneswar | 280° west | 4,765 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhiwandi | 279.7° west | 3,466 km | Prayer Times |
| Jalandhar | 261.6° west | 3,709 km | Prayer Times |
| Rohini | 266.3° west | 3,822 km | Prayer Times |
| Kanayannur | 292.6° northwest | 4,091 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhayandar | 279.7° west | 3,445 km | Prayer Times |
| Narela | 266.2° west | 3,825 km | Prayer Times |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 294.1° northwest | 4,225 km | Prayer Times |
| Alīgarh | 268.1° west | 3,915 km | Prayer Times |
| Bareilly | 268.1° west | 4,050 km | Prayer Times |
| Morādābād | 267.1° west | 3,989 km | Prayer Times |
| Warangal | 282° west | 4,168 km | Prayer Times |
| Dhārāvi | 280.1° west | 3,451 km | Prayer Times |
| Gorakhpur | 272° west | 4,439 km | Prayer Times |
| Guntur | 284.1° west | 4,302 km | Prayer Times |
| Puducherry | 289.3° west | 4,376 km | Prayer Times |
| Jājmau | 271.2° west | 4,146 km | Prayer Times |
| Amravati | 277.8° west | 3,923 km | Prayer Times |
| Bikaner | 265.3° west | 3,450 km | Prayer Times |
| Kochi | 292.6° northwest | 4,092 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhilai | 278.2° west | 4,296 km | Prayer Times |
| Cuttack | 279.8° west | 4,766 km | Prayer Times |
| Borivli | 279.8° west | 3,447 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhavnagar | 275.5° west | 3,336 km | Prayer Times |
| Sāngli | 283.5° west | 3,677 km | Prayer Times |
| Jamnagar | 273.7° west | 3,116 km | Prayer Times |
| Jammu | 258.9° west | 3,669 km | Prayer Times |
| Bokāro | 276.5° west | 4,743 km | Prayer Times |
| Nanded | 280.3° west | 3,909 km | Prayer Times |
| Kozhikode | 291.1° west | 3,989 km | Prayer Times |
| Kolhāpur | 283.8° west | 3,647 km | Prayer Times |
| Nellore | 286.4° west | 4,307 km | Prayer Times |
| Kalaburagi | 282.8° west | 3,900 km | Prayer Times |
| Ajmer | 268.5° west | 3,571 km | Prayer Times |
| Dehradun | 264.6° west | 3,929 km | Prayer Times |
| Erode | 290.5° west | 4,183 km | Prayer Times |
| Durgapur | 277° west | 4,862 km | Prayer Times |
| Ulhasnagar | 279.9° west | 3,477 km | Prayer Times |
| Loni | 266.4° west | 3,843 km | Prayer Times |
| Siliguri | 274.1° west | 4,941 km | Prayer Times |
| Ujjain | 274.1° west | 3,694 km | Prayer Times |
| Bilimora | 277.3° west | 3,432 km | Prayer Times |
| Karol Bāgh | 266.5° west | 3,833 km | Prayer Times |
| Āsansol | 276.7° west | 4,827 km | Prayer Times |
| Mangaluru | 289.2° west | 3,830 km | Prayer Times |
| Belagavi | 285° west | 3,698 km | Prayer Times |
| Sahāranpur | 264.8° west | 3,878 km | Prayer Times |
| Vellore | 288.3° west | 4,269 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhātpāra | 277.9° west | 4,983 km | Prayer Times |
| Malegaon | 277.9° west | 3,597 km | Prayer Times |
| Modīnagar | 266.5° west | 3,871 km | Prayer Times |
| Gaya | 274.9° west | 4,615 km | Prayer Times |
| Ambattur | 287.9° west | 4,369 km | Prayer Times |
| Jalgaon | 277.4° west | 3,697 km | Prayer Times |
| Kurnool | 284.8° west | 4,064 km | Prayer Times |
| Rāmgundam | 280.9° west | 4,137 km | Prayer Times |
| Udaipur | 271.2° west | 3,478 km | Prayer Times |
| Maheshtala | 278.2° west | 4,973 km | Prayer Times |
| Patiāla | 263.6° west | 3,772 km | Prayer Times |
| Shyamnagar | 278° west | 4,980 km | Prayer Times |
| Davangere | 286.8° west | 3,887 km | Prayer Times |
| Akola | 278° west | 3,849 km | Prayer Times |
| Rajpur Sonarpur | 278.4° west | 4,992 km | Prayer Times |
| Korba | 277.1° west | 4,410 km | Prayer Times |
| Jhānsi | 271.7° west | 3,965 km | Prayer Times |
| Thoothukudi | 293.4° northwest | 4,332 km | Prayer Times |
| Ballari | 285.8° west | 3,969 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhāgalpur | 275.1° west | 4,808 km | Prayer Times |
| Agartala | 277.8° west | 5,259 km | Prayer Times |
| Kākināda | 283.3° west | 4,468 km | Prayer Times |
| Latur | 281.3° west | 3,847 km | Prayer Times |
| Pānihāti | 278.1° west | 4,983 km | Prayer Times |
| Rajamahendravaram | 283.3° west | 4,420 km | Prayer Times |
| Dhule | 277.4° west | 3,617 km | Prayer Times |
| Rohtak | 265.8° west | 3,776 km | Prayer Times |
| Ahilyanagar | 280.2° west | 3,644 km | Prayer Times |
| Kollam | 293.8° northwest | 4,171 km | Prayer Times |
| Bilāspur | 277.3° west | 4,358 km | Prayer Times |
| Bhilwara | 270.3° west | 3,570 km | Prayer Times |
| Brahmapur | 280.9° west | 4,678 km | Prayer Times |
| Muzaffarpur | 273.5° west | 4,643 km | Prayer Times |
| Punāsa | 275.7° west | 3,766 km | Prayer Times |
| Muzaffarnagar | 265.6° west | 3,889 km | Prayer Times |
| Avadi | 287.9° west | 4,363 km | Prayer Times |
| Kadapa | 286.4° west | 4,186 km | Prayer Times |
| Kukatpally | 282.6° west | 4,060 km | Prayer Times |
| Kāmārhāti | 278.1° west | 4,983 km | Prayer Times |
| Mathura | 268.4° west | 3,875 km | Prayer Times |
| Chānda | 279.4° west | 4,098 km | Prayer Times |
| Vijayapura | 283.5° west | 3,797 km | Prayer Times |
| Shivamogga | 287.6° west | 3,868 km | Prayer Times |
| Alwar | 267.8° west | 3,772 km | Prayer Times |
| Shāhjānpur | 269° west | 4,096 km | Prayer Times |
| Jūnāgadh | 275.5° west | 3,165 km | Prayer Times |
| New Delhi | 266.6° west | 3,835 km | Prayer Times |
| Thrissur | 291.9° west | 4,063 km | Prayer Times |
| Nizāmābād | 281° west | 4,000 km | Prayer Times |
| Tumkūr | 288.1° west | 4,046 km | Prayer Times |
| Parbhani | 280.1° west | 3,851 km | Prayer Times |
| Hisar | 264.9° west | 3,695 km | Prayer Times |
| Fīrozābād | 269.3° west | 3,946 km | Prayer Times |
| Kulti | 276.6° west | 4,813 km | Prayer Times |
| Karnāl | 264.9° west | 3,822 km | Prayer Times |
| Barddhamān | 277.4° west | 4,922 km | Prayer Times |
| Gundupālaiyam | 289.3° west | 4,373 km | Prayer Times |
| Bārāsat | 278.1° west | 4,993 km | — |
| Mulugu | 281.7° west | 4,201 km | — |
| Bihār Sharīf | 274.6° west | 4,664 km | — |
| Bāli | 278.1° west | 4,980 km | — |
| Rāmpur | 267.3° west | 4,013 km | — |
| Darbhanga | 273.7° west | 4,693 km | — |
| Panipat | 265.3° west | 3,817 km | — |
| Tirupati | 287.4° west | 4,275 km | — |
| Greater Noida | 266.9° west | 3,866 km | — |
| Noida | 266.7° west | 3,846 km | — |
| Aizawl | 278.3° west | 5,406 km | — |
| Gandhinagar | 273.1° west | 3,379 km | — |
| Dindigul | 291.6° west | 4,248 km | — |
| Thanjavur | 290.8° west | 4,350 km | — |
| Karīmnagar | 281.4° west | 4,111 km | — |
| Dewas | 274.5° west | 3,725 km | — |
| Sonīpat | 265.9° west | 3,819 km | — |
| Ichalkaranji | 283.8° west | 3,670 km | — |
| Bathinda | 262.8° west | 3,632 km | — |
| Jālna | 279.1° west | 3,749 km | — |
| Kirāri Sulemānnagar | 266.4° west | 3,821 km | — |
| Satna | 273.7° west | 4,196 km | — |
| Purnia | 274.7° west | 4,854 km | — |
| Imphal | 277.7° west | 5,512 km | — |
| Saugor | 274° west | 3,991 km | — |
| Kushinagar | 272.2° west | 4,490 km | — |
| Rourkela | 277.7° west | 4,632 km | — |
| Durg | 278.2° west | 4,281 km | — |
| Anantapur | 286.3° west | 4,054 km | — |
| Ratlām | 273.6° west | 3,618 km | — |
| Rānipet | 288.3° west | 4,290 km | — |
| Lal Bahadur Nagar | 282.8° west | 4,078 km | — |
| Arrah | 273.9° west | 4,575 km | — |
| Baranagar | 278.1° west | 4,984 km | — |
| Gajuwaka | 282.5° west | 4,551 km | — |
| Etāwah | 270.1° west | 4,007 km | — |
| Ambarnath | 279.9° west | 3,479 km | — |
| Naihāti | 277.9° west | 4,984 km | — |
| Bharatpur | 268.8° west | 3,856 km | — |
| Begusarai | 274.6° west | 4,723 km | — |
| Tiruvottiyūr | 287.8° west | 4,382 km | — |
| Gāndhīdhām | 272.5° west | 3,119 km | — |
| Mau | 273° west | 4,462 km | — |
| Sīkar | 267° west | 3,626 km | — |
| Ramagundam | 281° west | 4,140 km | — |
| Hāpur | 266.7° west | 3,891 km | — |
| Farrukhābād | 269.5° west | 4,063 km | — |
| Alappuzha | 293.2° northwest | 4,118 km | — |
| Katihar | 275° west | 4,866 km | — |
| Sri Ganganagar | 262.5° west | 3,526 km | — |
| Rewa | 274° west | 4,244 km | — |
| Uluberiya | 278.2° west | 4,958 km | — |
| Sivakasi | 292.7° northwest | 4,268 km | — |
| Karur | 290.9° west | 4,235 km | — |
| Rāichūr | 284.3° west | 3,983 km | — |
| Pallāvaram | 288.1° west | 4,373 km | — |
| Ooty | 290.7° west | 4,075 km | — |
| Pāli | 269° west | 3,438 km | — |
| Hosūr | 288.7° west | 4,142 km | — |
| Vizianagaram | 282.1° west | 4,562 km | — |
| Shrīrāmpur | 278° west | 4,978 km | — |
| Quthbullapur | 282.6° west | 4,064 km | — |
| Nadiād | 274° west | 3,400 km | — |
| Nāgercoil | 294.3° northwest | 4,288 km | — |
| Karāwalnagar | 266.5° west | 3,841 km | — |
| Mango | 277.4° west | 4,761 km | — |
| Murwāra | 274.6° west | 4,158 km | — |
| Kanchipuram | 288.3° west | 4,331 km | — |
| Singrauli | 274.8° west | 4,386 km | — |
| Mirzāpur | 273.6° west | 4,367 km | — |
| Kharagpur | 278.2° west | 4,881 km | — |
| Eluru | 283.6° west | 4,357 km | — |
| Rāniganj | 282.7° west | 4,069 km | — |
| Yamuna Nagar | 264.5° west | 3,855 km | — |
| Raurkela Industrial Township | 277.7° west | 4,633 km | — |
| Bidar | 282° west | 3,957 km | — |
| Munger | 274.7° west | 4,757 km | — |
| Nandyāl | 285.2° west | 4,120 km | — |
| Panchkula | 263.4° west | 3,820 km | — |
| Burhānpur | 277° west | 3,761 km | — |
| Morvi | 273.3° west | 3,193 km | — |
| Anand | 274.3° west | 3,411 km | — |
| Ongole | 285.1° west | 4,281 km | — |
| Hosapete | 285.7° west | 3,910 km | — |
| Nāngloi Jāt | 266.4° west | 3,821 km | — |
| Secunderabad | 282.6° west | 4,072 km | — |
| Deoghar | 275.8° west | 4,789 km | — |
| Chāpra | 273.7° west | 4,581 km | — |
| Khandwa | 276.3° west | 3,767 km | — |
| Puri | 280.5° west | 4,774 km | — |
| Morena | 270° west | 3,905 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in India?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Delhi, for instance, the qibla is 267° from true north. Pick your own city in the table above.
Why does my phone compass show a different number?
A phone compass points to magnetic north, while the table uses true (geographic) north. The gap between them is the magnetic declination, and every city page shows it separately.
Which method are the prayer times based on?
Each country uses its official or most widely accepted method — Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian GAS, MWL, ISNA and so on. The method in use is stated on every prayer-times page.