Bévilard Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bévilard, Bern, Switzerland
Qibla Details for Bévilard
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bévilard?
The Qibla direction from Bévilard, Bern, Switzerland is 123.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bévilard should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bévilard from Mecca?
The distance from Bévilard to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,094 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bévilard?
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 Bévilard, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bévilard?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bévilard is 123.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bévilard
The Qibla direction from Bévilard, Bern, Switzerland is 123.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,094 km (2,544 miles) away. Geographically, Bévilard 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 Bévilard, this means facing east-southeast (123.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bévilard
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.2°), 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 134.3° from Bévilard. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.2°.
Using a compass in Bévilard
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bévilard. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.