Pucón Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pucón, La Araucanía, Chile
Qibla Details for Pucón
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pucón?
The Qibla direction from Pucón, La Araucanía, Chile is 85.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pucón should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pucón from Mecca?
The distance from Pucón to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,348 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pucón?
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 Pucón, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pucón?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pucón is 85.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 59.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pucón
The Qibla direction from Pucón, La Araucanía, Chile is 85.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,348 km (8,294 miles) away. Geographically, Pucón sits to the southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Pucón, this means facing east (85.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pucón
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (85.8°), 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 59.9° from Pucón. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.8°.
Using a compass in Pucón
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pucón. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 85.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.