Panqueba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Panqueba, Boyacá, Colombia
Qibla Details for Panqueba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Panqueba?
The Qibla direction from Panqueba, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Panqueba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Panqueba from Mecca?
The distance from Panqueba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,028 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Panqueba?
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 Panqueba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Panqueba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Panqueba is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Panqueba
The Qibla direction from Panqueba, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,028 km (7,474 miles) away. Geographically, Panqueba 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 Panqueba, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Panqueba
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 82.2° from Panqueba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Panqueba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Panqueba. 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.