Isla de Pascua Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile
Qibla Details for Isla de Pascua
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Isla de Pascua?
The Qibla direction from Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile is 94.7° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Isla de Pascua should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Isla de Pascua from Mecca?
The distance from Isla de Pascua to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 16,849 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Isla de Pascua?
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 Isla de Pascua, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Isla de Pascua?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Isla de Pascua is 94.7° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 94.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Isla de Pascua
The Qibla direction from Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile is 94.7° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 16,849 km (10,469 miles) away. Geographically, Isla de Pascua sits to the west-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 Isla de Pascua, this means facing east (94.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Isla de Pascua
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (94.7°), 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 71.4° from Isla de Pascua. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 94.7°.
Using a compass in Isla de Pascua
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Isla de Pascua. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 94.7° (east) and shows ALIGNED.