Viña del Mar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile
Qibla Details for Viña del Mar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Viña del Mar?
The Qibla direction from Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile is 82° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Viña del Mar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Viña del Mar from Mecca?
The distance from Viña del Mar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,238 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Viña del Mar?
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 Viña del Mar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Viña del Mar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Viña del Mar is 82° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 82°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Viña del Mar
The Qibla direction from Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile is 82° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,238 km (8,226 miles) away. Geographically, Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar, this means facing east (82°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Viña del Mar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (82°), 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 62.9° from Viña del Mar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 82°.
Using a compass in Viña del Mar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Viña del Mar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 82° (east) and shows ALIGNED.