Busbanzá Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Busbanzá, Boyacá, Colombia
Qibla Details for Busbanzá
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Busbanzá?
The Qibla direction from Busbanzá, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Busbanzá should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Busbanzá from Mecca?
The distance from Busbanzá to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,099 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Busbanzá?
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 Busbanzá, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Busbanzá?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Busbanzá is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Busbanzá
The Qibla direction from Busbanzá, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,099 km (7,518 miles) away. Geographically, Busbanzá sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Busbanzá, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Busbanzá
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65°), 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 81.9° from Busbanzá. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Busbanzá
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Busbanzá. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.