Caldera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Caldera, Atacama, Chile
Qibla Details for Caldera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Caldera?
The Qibla direction from Caldera, Atacama, Chile is 78.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Caldera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Caldera from Mecca?
The distance from Caldera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,056 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Caldera?
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 Caldera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Caldera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Caldera is 78.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Caldera
The Qibla direction from Caldera, Atacama, Chile is 78.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,056 km (8,113 miles) away. Geographically, Caldera sits to the west-southwest 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 Caldera, this means facing east-northeast (78.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Caldera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (78.6°), 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 65.7° from Caldera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.6°.
Using a compass in Caldera
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Caldera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 78.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.