Taishan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Taishan, Guangdong, China
Qibla Details for Taishan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Taishan?
The Qibla direction from Taishan, Guangdong, China is 284.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Taishan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Taishan from Mecca?
The distance from Taishan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,457 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Taishan?
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 Taishan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Taishan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Taishan is 284.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 269.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 284.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Taishan
The Qibla direction from Taishan, Guangdong, China is 284.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,457 km (4,634 miles) away. Geographically, Taishan sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Taishan, this means facing west-northwest (284.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Taishan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (284.8°), 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 269.3° from Taishan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 284.8°.
Using a compass in Taishan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Taishan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 284.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.