Sabana Basora Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sabana Basora, Other, Aruba
Qibla Details for Sabana Basora
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sabana Basora?
The Qibla direction from Sabana Basora, Other, Aruba is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sabana Basora should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sabana Basora from Mecca?
The distance from Sabana Basora to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,491 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sabana Basora?
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 Sabana Basora, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sabana Basora?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sabana Basora is 64.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sabana Basora
The Qibla direction from Sabana Basora, Other, Aruba is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,491 km (7,140 miles) away. Geographically, Sabana Basora 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 Sabana Basora, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sabana Basora
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 85.1° from Sabana Basora. 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 Sabana Basora
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sabana Basora. 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.