Aldana Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Aldana, Nariño, Colombia
Qibla Details for Aldana
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Aldana?
The Qibla direction from Aldana, Nariño, Colombia is 65.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Aldana should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Aldana from Mecca?
The distance from Aldana to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,815 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Aldana?
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 Aldana, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Aldana?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Aldana is 65.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Aldana
The Qibla direction from Aldana, Nariño, Colombia is 65.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,815 km (7,963 miles) away. Geographically, Aldana 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 Aldana, this means facing east-northeast (65.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Aldana
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.8°), 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 79.8° from Aldana. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Using a compass in Aldana
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Aldana. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.