Pital Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pital, Huila, Colombia
Qibla Details for Pital
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pital?
The Qibla direction from Pital, Huila, Colombia is 65.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pital should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pital from Mecca?
The distance from Pital to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,560 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pital?
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 Pital, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pital?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pital is 65.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pital
The Qibla direction from Pital, Huila, Colombia is 65.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,560 km (7,804 miles) away. Geographically, Pital 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 Pital, this means facing east-northeast (65.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pital
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.6°), 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 80.3° from Pital. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
Using a compass in Pital
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pital. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.