Cota Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Qibla Details for Cota
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cota?
The Qibla direction from Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cota should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cota from Mecca?
The distance from Cota to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,269 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cota?
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 Cota, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cota?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cota is 65.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cota
The Qibla direction from Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,269 km (7,624 miles) away. Geographically, Cota 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 Cota, this means facing east-northeast (65.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cota
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.1°), 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 81.5° from Cota. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Using a compass in Cota
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cota. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.