Aksu Diqu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China
Qibla Details for Aksu Diqu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Aksu Diqu?
The Qibla direction from Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China is 254.6° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Aksu Diqu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Aksu Diqu from Mecca?
The distance from Aksu Diqu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,484 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Aksu Diqu?
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 Aksu Diqu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Aksu Diqu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Aksu Diqu is 254.6° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 241.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 254.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Aksu Diqu
The Qibla direction from Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China is 254.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,484 km (2,786 miles) away. Geographically, Aksu Diqu sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
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 Aksu Diqu, this means facing west-southwest (254.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Aksu Diqu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (254.6°), 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 241.8° from Aksu Diqu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 254.6°.
Using a compass in Aksu Diqu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Aksu Diqu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 254.6° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.