Municipio de Bauta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Municipio de Bauta, Artemisa, Cuba
Qibla Details for Municipio de Bauta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Municipio de Bauta?
The Qibla direction from Municipio de Bauta, Artemisa, Cuba is 56° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Municipio de Bauta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Municipio de Bauta from Mecca?
The distance from Municipio de Bauta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,068 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Municipio de Bauta?
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 Municipio de Bauta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Municipio de Bauta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Municipio de Bauta is 56° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Municipio de Bauta
The Qibla direction from Municipio de Bauta, Artemisa, Cuba is 56° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,068 km (7,499 miles) away. Geographically, Municipio de Bauta sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Municipio de Bauta, this means facing northeast (56°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Municipio de Bauta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56°), 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 90.8° from Municipio de Bauta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56°.
Using a compass in Municipio de Bauta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Municipio de Bauta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.