Contratación Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Contratación, Santander, Colombia
Qibla Details for Contratación
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Contratación?
The Qibla direction from Contratación, Santander, Colombia is 64.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Contratación should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Contratación from Mecca?
The distance from Contratación to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,137 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Contratación?
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 Contratación, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Contratación?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Contratación is 64.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Contratación
The Qibla direction from Contratación, Santander, Colombia is 64.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,137 km (7,542 miles) away. Geographically, Contratación 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 Contratación, this means facing east-northeast (64.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Contratación
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.7°), 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 82.1° from Contratación. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Using a compass in Contratación
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Contratación. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.