# Qibla Direction Singapore: Compass Bearing to the Kaaba

The qibla from Singapore is 293° from true north (west-northwest). Get the exact bearing for your location and turn your phone compass to face the Kaaba.

Interactive tool: https://lookup.sg/tools/qibla-direction-singapore

## How this works
The qibla is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E). This tool gives the great-circle bearing: the direction you start out in along the shortest path over the Earth's surface, measured clockwise from true north. The formula is the standard initial-bearing equation, θ = atan2(sin Δλ × cos φ₂, cos φ₁ × sin φ₂ − sin φ₁ × cos φ₂ × cos Δλ), worked out on your device.

From central Singapore (1.3521°N, 103.8198°E) the result is 293.0°, about 23° north of due west, and the Kaaba is about 7,270 km away. Because Singapore is small, the bearing changes by less than 0.1° between Woodlands, Changi, Jurong and Sentosa. The same formula gives 119° from London and 58.5° from New York, which match the widely published values for those cities.

The phone compass uses your device's orientation sensor only after you tap the button (iPhones ask for permission first). Nothing is sent anywhere. Magnetic north in Singapore is about 0.2° east of true north in October 2026 according to the NOAA World Magnetic Model, so no correction is needed for a magnetic compass; phone sensors themselves can be a few degrees off near metal, so calibrate by moving the phone in a figure of eight.

## FAQs
### What is the qibla direction in Singapore?
The qibla in Singapore is 293° from true north, which is west-northwest, about 23° north of due west. It is the same to within 0.1° anywhere on the island, from Woodlands (293.0°) to Sentosa (293.1°).

### How far is Singapore from the Kaaba?
About 7,270 km in a straight line over the Earth's surface, measured from central Singapore. From Changi it is about 7,286 km and from Jurong East about 7,262 km.

### Is the qibla in Singapore facing west?
Not exactly. It points 23° north of due west, at 293°. Facing due west (270°) would be 23° off, so use a compass or the dial above to turn slightly to the right of west.

### Do I need to adjust my compass for magnetic declination in Singapore?
No. Magnetic declination in Singapore is about 0.2° east (NOAA World Magnetic Model 2025, October 2026), far smaller than the error of a typical phone compass, so a compass reading of 293° is the qibla.

### Why does my phone compass not work on this page?
Laptops and some phones have no magnetometer, and iPhones only share orientation after you allow motion access. If no reading appears, use the 293° bearing with a separate compass or a landmark you know the direction of.

## Sources
- [NOAA NCEI: Magnetic Field Calculators (World Magnetic Model 2025)](https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/magcalc.shtml)
- [Movable Type Scripts: bearing and distance between latitude/longitude points](https://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html)
- [Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)](https://www.muis.gov.sg/)

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