Celles Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Celles, Wallonia, Belgium
Qibla Details for Celles
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Celles?
The Qibla direction from Celles, Wallonia, Belgium is 122.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Celles should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Celles from Mecca?
The distance from Celles to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,538 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Celles?
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 Celles, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Celles?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Celles is 122.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Celles
The Qibla direction from Celles, Wallonia, Belgium is 122.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,538 km (2,820 miles) away. Geographically, Celles sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Celles, this means facing east-southeast (122.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Celles
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.3°), 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 135.6° from Celles. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Using a compass in Celles
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Celles. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.