Mon Pos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mon Pos, Other, Aruba
Qibla Details for Mon Pos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mon Pos?
The Qibla direction from Mon Pos, Other, Aruba is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mon Pos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mon Pos from Mecca?
The distance from Mon Pos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,490 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mon Pos?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Mon Pos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mon Pos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mon Pos is 64.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mon Pos
The Qibla direction from Mon Pos, Other, Aruba is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,490 km (7,140 miles) away. Geographically, Mon Pos sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Mon Pos, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mon Pos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.1°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 85.2° from Mon Pos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Using a compass in Mon Pos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mon Pos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.