Chañaral Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chañaral, Atacama, Chile
Qibla Details for Chañaral
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chañaral?
The Qibla direction from Chañaral, Atacama, Chile is 78.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chañaral should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chañaral from Mecca?
The distance from Chañaral to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,021 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chañaral?
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 Chañaral, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chañaral?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chañaral is 78.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 66°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Chañaral
The Qibla direction from Chañaral, Atacama, Chile is 78.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,021 km (8,091 miles) away. Geographically, Chañaral 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 Chañaral, this means facing east-northeast (78.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chañaral
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (78.2°), 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 66° from Chañaral. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.2°.
Using a compass in Chañaral
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chañaral. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 78.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.