Islamic calendar
1 Jumada al-Thani
1448 AH · Waxing crescent, 3% lit
Rajab 29 days
Ramadan 89 days
Qibla · United States
Qibla Direction from Berkeley
From Berkeley, face 19.0° clockwise from true north (North) to face the Kaaba in Makkah, 13,161 km away along the shortest path over the Earth.
Great-circle bearing · Kaaba 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E
Qibla compass for Berkeley
Berkeley
Bearing
19.0°
North
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,161 km
- Device Heading
- Not started
Coordinates 37.8716, -122.2728
You are in Berkeley. The Kaaba is approximately 13,161 km away, located in the North direction (19.0° from North).
Find the qibla without a compass
Great-circle bearing
The sun shows the direction from Berkeley on two days a year, and at set times on many others. You need a clear sky and something vertical, such as a stick or a pole.
When the sun stands over the Kaaba
Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba at noon in Makkah. At that moment the sun is in the qibla direction from every place where it is daytime: face the sun and you face the Kaaba. A vertical stick's shadow then points directly away from the qibla.
- May 28, 2027, at 2:18 AM The sun is below the horizon in Berkeley at that moment, so this one can't be used here.
- July 16, 2027, at 2:27 AM The sun is below the horizon in Berkeley at that moment, so this one can't be used here.
Today, November 11, 2026
- At 1:00 PM, the sun is directly opposite the qibla. A vertical stick's shadow then points to the qibla.
All times are local time (America/Los_Angeles), calculated from the sun's position.
Around your prayer
Zakat
What you owe this year
2.5% of savings held for a lunar year, once they pass the nisab.
Savings 10,000
Zakat due 250
Gold nisab 87.48 g Silver 612.36 g
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Berkeley 1 Jumada al-Thani
Fajr 05:30 AM
Dhuhr 11:53 AM
Asr 02:39 PM
Maghrib 05:00 PM
Isha 06:15 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find the Qibla in Berkeley with a compass?
Turn to a bearing of 19°, measured clockwise from true north. A magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by a few degrees or more depending on where you are, so correct the reading for the local magnetic declination.
Why does the Qibla from Berkeley look different on a flat map?
The Qibla follows the shortest route over the globe, a great circle. On most flat maps that route is drawn as a curve, so a straight line on the map toward Makkah can point in a different direction from 19°.
How far is Berkeley from the Kaaba?
Berkeley is 13,161 km from the Kaaba in Makkah, measured along the shortest path over the Earth's surface.
Prayer Times
Now the hour
You have the direction. The other half of a prayer is its time — today's six, for wherever you are standing.