Nigeria Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in Nigeria 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 185 cities. In Lagos, for example, the qibla is 63° (northeast). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Calculation details
These values are applied the same way on every city page in this country.
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League · Fajr 18° / Isha 17°
- Asr
- shadow ×1 (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali)
- Qibla angle
- 59° – 71° · northeast
- Distance to the Kaaba
- 2,900 – 4,306 km · Gamboru … Badagry
- Time zones
- Africa/Lagos
- Cities covered
- 185 cities · 156 with prayer times
Regions
- Osun State (15)
- Lagos (13)
- Oyo State (11)
- Ekiti State (9)
- Anambra (8)
- Kaduna State (6)
- Ogun State (7)
- Ondo State (6)
- Yobe State (6)
- Abia State (5)
- Borno State (4)
- Kwara State (3)
- Delta (4)
- Akwa Ibom State (3)
- Niger State (4)
- Zamfara State (2)
- Ebonyi State (5)
- Rivers State (4)
- Edo State (4)
- Enugu State (4)
- Katsina State (3)
- Cross River State (3)
- Kogi State (4)
- Adamawa (4)
- Jigawa State (3)
- Nasarawa State (2)
- Kebbi (3)
- Gombe State (2)
- Imo State (3)
- Benue State (2)
- FCT (2)
- Bauchi (2)
- Taraba State (2)
Cities in Nigeria — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 63.3° northeast | 4,252 km | Prayer Times |
| Kano | 68.4° east | 3,487 km | Prayer Times |
| Ibadan | 64.1° northeast | 4,157 km | Prayer Times |
| Abuja | 64.6° northeast | 3,720 km | Prayer Times |
| Port Harcourt | 59.4° northeast | 3,991 km | Prayer Times |
| Kaduna | 66.6° northeast | 3,659 km | Prayer Times |
| Benin City | 62° northeast | 4,040 km | Prayer Times |
| Onitsha | 61.2° northeast | 3,938 km | Prayer Times |
| Aba | 59.5° northeast | 3,939 km | Prayer Times |
| Maiduguri | 65.9° northeast | 3,028 km | Prayer Times |
| Ilorin | 65.2° northeast | 4,041 km | Prayer Times |
| Sokoto | 70.9° east | 3,779 km | Prayer Times |
| Jos | 65.1° northeast | 3,541 km | Prayer Times |
| Zaria | 67.4° northeast | 3,605 km | Prayer Times |
| Enugu | 61.1° northeast | 3,853 km | Prayer Times |
| Warri | 61° northeast | 4,072 km | Prayer Times |
| Oyo | 64.6° northeast | 4,132 km | Prayer Times |
| Abeokuta | 64.1° northeast | 4,224 km | Prayer Times |
| Akure | 63.3° northeast | 4,036 km | Prayer Times |
| Bauchi | 65.2° northeast | 3,428 km | Prayer Times |
| Agege | 63.5° northeast | 4,251 km | Prayer Times |
| Katsina | 70.2° east | 3,541 km | Prayer Times |
| Osogbo | 64.3° northeast | 4,074 km | Prayer Times |
| Ile-Ife | 63.9° northeast | 4,087 km | Prayer Times |
| Gombe | 64.4° northeast | 3,298 km | Prayer Times |
| Ajegunle | 63.3° northeast | 4,260 km | Prayer Times |
| Owerri | 60.2° northeast | 3,950 km | Prayer Times |
| Calabar | 58.7° northeast | 3,856 km | Prayer Times |
| Ebute Ikorodu | 63.4° northeast | 4,237 km | Prayer Times |
| Saminaka | 65.9° northeast | 3,539 km | Prayer Times |
| Okene | 63.2° northeast | 3,919 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikare | 63.4° northeast | 3,967 km | Prayer Times |
| Yola | 61.9° northeast | 3,224 km | Prayer Times |
| Uyo | 59.1° northeast | 3,888 km | Prayer Times |
| Ado-Ekiti | 63.8° northeast | 4,015 km | Prayer Times |
| Ogbomoso | 64.8° northeast | 4,088 km | Prayer Times |
| Minna | 65.7° northeast | 3,789 km | Prayer Times |
| Lekki | 63.2° northeast | 4,246 km | Prayer Times |
| Bida | 65.3° northeast | 3,867 km | Prayer Times |
| Makurdi | 62.2° northeast | 3,685 km | Prayer Times |
| Ondo | 63.3° northeast | 4,079 km | Prayer Times |
| Umuahia | 60° northeast | 3,903 km | Prayer Times |
| Iseyin | 64.9° northeast | 4,160 km | Prayer Times |
| Yenagoa | 60° northeast | 4,054 km | Prayer Times |
| Gboko | 61.4° northeast | 3,660 km | Prayer Times |
| Ijebu Ode | 63.4° northeast | 4,184 km | Prayer Times |
| Obalende | 63.2° northeast | 4,252 km | Prayer Times |
| Ilesa | 64° northeast | 4,062 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikeja | 63.4° northeast | 4,252 km | Prayer Times |
| Akowonjo | 63.5° northeast | 4,254 km | Prayer Times |
| Alimosho | 63.5° northeast | 4,255 km | Prayer Times |
| Sapele | 61.5° northeast | 4,059 km | Prayer Times |
| Efon-Alaaye | 64° northeast | 4,043 km | Prayer Times |
| Owo | 63.1° northeast | 4,000 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikot Ekpene | 59.4° northeast | 3,902 km | Prayer Times |
| Ota | 63.6° northeast | 4,258 km | Prayer Times |
| Iwo | 64.3° northeast | 4,117 km | Prayer Times |
| Jimeta | 62° northeast | 3,222 km | Prayer Times |
| Atani | 61° northeast | 3,949 km | Prayer Times |
| Aliayabiagba | 63.3° northeast | 4,260 km | Prayer Times |
| Gusau | 69.3° east | 3,668 km | Prayer Times |
| Mubi | 63.1° northeast | 3,093 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikire | 63.9° northeast | 4,130 km | Prayer Times |
| Shagamu | 63.6° northeast | 4,209 km | Prayer Times |
| Ugep | 60° northeast | 3,832 km | Prayer Times |
| Chakwama | 67.2° northeast | 3,390 km | Prayer Times |
| Nnewi | 60.9° northeast | 3,932 km | Prayer Times |
| Ise-Ekiti | 63.5° northeast | 4,003 km | Prayer Times |
| Ila Orangun | 64.4° northeast | 4,027 km | Prayer Times |
| Saki | 65.8° northeast | 4,148 km | Prayer Times |
| Awka | 61.1° northeast | 3,907 km | Prayer Times |
| Ijero-Ekiti | 64.1° northeast | 4,021 km | Prayer Times |
| Inisa | 64.5° northeast | 4,093 km | Prayer Times |
| Suleja | 64.9° northeast | 3,746 km | Prayer Times |
| Ede | 64.3° northeast | 4,087 km | Prayer Times |
| Kisi | 66.2° northeast | 4,083 km | Prayer Times |
| Irewe | 63.3° northeast | 4,280 km | Prayer Times |
| Gbongan | 64° northeast | 4,108 km | Prayer Times |
| Ejigbo | 64.5° northeast | 4,092 km | Prayer Times |
| Funtua | 68.1° east | 3,629 km | Prayer Times |
| Igboho | 65.9° northeast | 4,104 km | Prayer Times |
| Buguma | 59.4° northeast | 4,008 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikirun | 64.4° northeast | 4,056 km | Prayer Times |
| Abakaliki | 60.6° northeast | 3,800 km | Prayer Times |
| Okrika | 59.3° northeast | 3,987 km | Prayer Times |
| Amaigbo | 60.1° northeast | 3,856 km | Prayer Times |
| Lafia | 63.3° northeast | 3,647 km | Prayer Times |
| Gashua | 68.8° east | 3,197 km | Prayer Times |
| Modakeke | 63.9° northeast | 4,122 km | Prayer Times |
| Bama | 65° northeast | 2,991 km | Prayer Times |
| Ilobu | 64.4° northeast | 4,077 km | Prayer Times |
| Jalingo | 62.2° northeast | 3,349 km | Prayer Times |
| Okigwe | 60.4° northeast | 3,900 km | Prayer Times |
| Offa | 64.7° northeast | 4,039 km | Prayer Times |
| Esuk Oron | 58.6° northeast | 3,872 km | Prayer Times |
| Nsukka | 61.7° northeast | 3,841 km | Prayer Times |
| Nguru | 69° east | 3,256 km | Prayer Times |
| Hadejia | 68.5° east | 3,315 km | Prayer Times |
| Ijebu-Igbo | 63.6° northeast | 4,168 km | Prayer Times |
| Uromi | 62.1° northeast | 3,953 km | Prayer Times |
| Birnin Kebbi | 70.4° east | 3,909 km | Prayer Times |
| Pindiga | 64.1° northeast | 3,334 km | Prayer Times |
| Azare | 67.2° northeast | 3,332 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikere-Ekiti | 63.6° northeast | 4,020 km | Prayer Times |
| Lafiagi | 65.2° northeast | 3,937 km | Prayer Times |
| Alasia | 63.4° northeast | 4,275 km | Prayer Times |
| Kontagora | 67.2° northeast | 3,862 km | Prayer Times |
| Kuje | 64.4° northeast | 3,755 km | Prayer Times |
| Biu, Nigeria | 64.4° northeast | 3,181 km | Prayer Times |
| Lere | 65.9° northeast | 3,551 km | Prayer Times |
| Wukari | 61.7° northeast | 3,556 km | Prayer Times |
| Igbo-Ora | 64.4° northeast | 4,216 km | Prayer Times |
| Emure | 63.4° northeast | 4,001 km | Prayer Times |
| Isieke | 60.7° northeast | 3,804 km | Prayer Times |
| Ifaw | 63.7° northeast | 4,255 km | Prayer Times |
| Effium | 61° northeast | 3,789 km | Prayer Times |
| Idanre | 63.2° northeast | 4,051 km | Prayer Times |
| Potiskum | 66.8° northeast | 3,241 km | Prayer Times |
| Keffi | 64.1° northeast | 3,693 km | Prayer Times |
| Epe, Lagos | 63.1° northeast | 4,189 km | Prayer Times |
| Gamboru | 66.3° northeast | 2,900 km | Prayer Times |
| Ihiala | 60.8° northeast | 3,946 km | Prayer Times |
| Ipoti | 64.2° northeast | 4,017 km | Prayer Times |
| Lalupon | 64.1° northeast | 4,137 km | Prayer Times |
| Ughelli | 60.8° northeast | 4,049 km | Prayer Times |
| Bende, Abia | 59.9° northeast | 3,888 km | Prayer Times |
| Oke Mesi | 64.2° northeast | 4,036 km | Prayer Times |
| Kafanchan | 64.9° northeast | 3,616 km | Prayer Times |
| Ikom | 59.8° northeast | 3,763 km | Prayer Times |
| Agulu | 60.9° northeast | 3,914 km | Prayer Times |
| Daura | 66.4° northeast | 3,216 km | Prayer Times |
| Numan | 62.6° northeast | 3,254 km | Prayer Times |
| Kagoro | 64.9° northeast | 3,605 km | Prayer Times |
| Ode | 63.8° northeast | 3,958 km | Prayer Times |
| Aramoko-Ekiti | 64° northeast | 4,029 km | Prayer Times |
| Igbara-Odo | 63.7° northeast | 4,037 km | Prayer Times |
| Aku, Enugu | 61.6° northeast | 3,856 km | Prayer Times |
| Oyan | 64.5° northeast | 4,039 km | Prayer Times |
| Jega | 70° east | 3,899 km | Prayer Times |
| Ohafia-Ifigh | 59.9° northeast | 3,868 km | Prayer Times |
| Afikpo | 60.2° northeast | 3,841 km | Prayer Times |
| Fiditi | 64.5° northeast | 4,140 km | Prayer Times |
| Orita-Eruwa | 64.5° northeast | 4,195 km | Prayer Times |
| Eha Amufu | 61.2° northeast | 3,816 km | Prayer Times |
| Malumfashi | 68.4° east | 3,586 km | Prayer Times |
| Kaura Namoda | 69.9° east | 3,660 km | Prayer Times |
| Enugu-Ukwu | 61.1° northeast | 3,915 km | Prayer Times |
| Idah | 62.4° northeast | 3,892 km | Prayer Times |
| Obonoma | 59.4° northeast | 4,016 km | Prayer Times |
| Agbor | 61.6° northeast | 3,989 km | Prayer Times |
| Ezza-Ohu | 60.8° northeast | 3,796 km | Prayer Times |
| Uga, Anambra | 60.7° northeast | 3,921 km | Prayer Times |
| Nkwerre | 60.5° northeast | 3,928 km | Prayer Times |
| Auchi | 62.6° northeast | 3,940 km | Prayer Times |
| Lokoja | 63.3° northeast | 3,857 km | Prayer Times |
| Ekpoma | 62.2° northeast | 3,969 km | Prayer Times |
| Kabba | 63.6° northeast | 3,921 km | — |
| Ilaro | 63.9° northeast | 4,270 km | — |
| Damaturu | 66.4° northeast | 3,152 km | — |
| Argungu | 70.7° east | 3,865 km | — |
| Gumel | 69° east | 3,374 km | — |
| Geidam | 68.4° east | 3,106 km | — |
| Talata Mafara | 70° east | 3,714 km | — |
| Gummi | 69.7° east | 3,827 km | — |
| Ota, Nigeria | 64.4° northeast | 4,042 km | — |
| Ogoja | 60.6° northeast | 3,716 km | — |
| Katsina-Ala | 61° northeast | 3,641 km | — |
| Igangan | 64.7° northeast | 4,215 km | — |
| Itu | 59.3° northeast | 3,875 km | — |
| Kumo | 64° northeast | 3,306 km | — |
| Pankshin | 63.9° northeast | 3,516 km | — |
| Nasarawa | 63.7° northeast | 3,724 km | — |
| Kachia | 65.5° northeast | 3,636 km | — |
| Dikwa | 65.8° northeast | 2,944 km | — |
| Moriki | 70.3° east | 3,659 km | — |
| Pategi | 64.9° northeast | 3,909 km | — |
| Wamba | 63.8° northeast | 3,616 km | — |
| Baro | 64.5° northeast | 3,848 km | — |
| Okuta | 66.6° northeast | 4,142 km | — |
| Birnin Kudu | 67.1° northeast | 3,413 km | — |
| Badagry | 63.4° northeast | 4,306 km | — |
| Ogwashi-Uku | 61.3° northeast | 3,961 km | — |
| Eket | 58.6° northeast | 3,913 km | — |
| Kamba | 69.7° east | 3,987 km | — |
| Daura | 70° east | 3,466 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in Nigeria?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Lagos, for instance, the qibla is 63° 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.