Pedro Mosa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pedro Mosa, Other, Aruba
Qibla Details for Pedro Mosa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pedro Mosa?
The Qibla direction from Pedro Mosa, Other, Aruba is 64.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pedro Mosa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pedro Mosa from Mecca?
The distance from Pedro Mosa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,486 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pedro Mosa?
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 Pedro Mosa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pedro Mosa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pedro Mosa is 64.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pedro Mosa
The Qibla direction from Pedro Mosa, Other, Aruba is 64.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,486 km (7,137 miles) away. Geographically, Pedro Mosa 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 Pedro Mosa, this means facing east-northeast (64.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pedro Mosa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.2°), 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 85.1° from Pedro Mosa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.2°.
Using a compass in Pedro Mosa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pedro Mosa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.