Te Tautua Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Te Tautua, Penrhyn, Cook Islands
Qibla Details for Te Tautua
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Te Tautua?
The Qibla direction from Te Tautua, Penrhyn, Cook Islands is 308.1° (NW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Te Tautua should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Te Tautua from Mecca?
The distance from Te Tautua to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 17,683 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Te Tautua?
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 Te Tautua, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Te Tautua?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Te Tautua is 308.1° (NW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 280.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 308.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Te Tautua
The Qibla direction from Te Tautua, Penrhyn, Cook Islands is 308.1° from true north, pointing towards the northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 17,683 km (10,988 miles) away. Geographically, Te Tautua sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your northwest.
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 Te Tautua, this means facing northwest (308.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Te Tautua
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (308.1°), 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 280.8° from Te Tautua. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 308.1°.
Using a compass in Te Tautua
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Te Tautua. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 308.1° (northwest) and shows ALIGNED.