Lens Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lens, Wallonia, Belgium
Qibla Details for Lens
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lens?
The Qibla direction from Lens, Wallonia, Belgium is 122.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lens should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lens from Mecca?
The distance from Lens to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,503 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lens?
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 Lens, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lens?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lens is 122.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lens
The Qibla direction from Lens, Wallonia, Belgium is 122.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,503 km (2,798 miles) away. Geographically, Lens 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 Lens, this means facing east-southeast (122.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lens
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.7°), 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 135.7° from Lens. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.7°.
Using a compass in Lens
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lens. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.