Pos Shan Jan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pos Shan Jan, Other, Aruba
Qibla Details for Pos Shan Jan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pos Shan Jan?
The Qibla direction from Pos Shan Jan, Other, Aruba is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pos Shan Jan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pos Shan Jan from Mecca?
The distance from Pos Shan Jan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,496 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pos Shan Jan?
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 Pos Shan Jan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pos Shan Jan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pos Shan Jan 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 Pos Shan Jan
The Qibla direction from Pos Shan Jan, Other, Aruba is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,496 km (7,143 miles) away. Geographically, Pos Shan Jan 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 Pos Shan Jan, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pos Shan Jan
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 Pos Shan Jan. 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 Pos Shan Jan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pos Shan Jan. 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.