Qibla direction
Qibla Direction in Muscat
From Muscat, Oman, the Kaaba lies 266° clockwise from true north — to the west, about 1,920 km away.
The compass
Face the gold square
The gold marker is the Kaaba’s direction, not a map position.
The bearing
266°
from true northFrom Muscat, the Qibla is to the west. The Kaaba is 1,920 km away.
- City coordinates
- 23.588° N, 58.383° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Muscat
- Kaaba distance
- 1,920 km
How to
Face the Qibla, properly
Three steps that work without special equipment — plus the one caveat about phone compasses.
Find true north
The bearing on this page is measured clockwise from true north. Open a compass app, hold the phone flat and calibrate with a figure-eight motion if the reading drifts.
Turn 266° clockwise
From true north, rotate clockwise by 266°. That line points from Muscat toward the Kaaba, 1,920 km away.
Hold the line
Choose a fixed object on the line — a doorway, a window or a mark on the wall — so you can return to the same direction for later prayers without the phone.
The bearing is a great-circle direction on a sphere. It is shown from the city centre; a few kilometres across Muscat changes it by a fraction of a degree, which does not affect your prayer.
Questions
The Qibla from Muscat
Bearing, true north and why the angle is what it is.
What is the Qibla direction in Muscat?
From Muscat city centre, the Qibla is 266° clockwise from true north — toward the west. The Kaaba is about 1,920 km away on that great-circle line.
Is this bearing measured from true north or magnetic north?
True north. A physical or phone compass may point to magnetic north, which differs by the local magnetic declination — often a few degrees. Apply the local declination, or use the DeenDock app, which corrects for it on supported phones.
Why does the Qibla in Muscat not point straight east?
The shortest path to Makkah is a great-circle route on a sphere, not a straight line on a flat map. That is why the bearing changes with your position and rarely matches a simple compass point.