Santander de Quilichao Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia
Qibla Details for Santander de Quilichao
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santander de Quilichao?
The Qibla direction from Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia is 65.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santander de Quilichao should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santander de Quilichao from Mecca?
The distance from Santander de Quilichao to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,594 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santander de Quilichao?
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 Santander de Quilichao, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santander de Quilichao?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santander de Quilichao is 65.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santander de Quilichao
The Qibla direction from Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia is 65.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,594 km (7,826 miles) away. Geographically, Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao, this means facing east-northeast (65.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santander de Quilichao
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.2°), 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 80.8° from Santander de Quilichao. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Using a compass in Santander de Quilichao
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santander de Quilichao. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.