Qibla Direction from San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA · 1,394,928 people · 32.716°, -117.165° · America/Los_Angeles
25°
NNE from true north · 13,518 km to the Kaaba
To pray from San Diego, CA, face 25° — that is NNE of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from San Diego’s coordinates (32.716°, -117.165°).
Note a magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the local declination — the NURA app corrects for this automatically.
Frequently asked
Which direction is the Qibla in San Diego, CA?
25° from true north (NNE) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 13,518 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 25° (NNE). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.
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