Upper Bavaria Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Qibla Details for Upper Bavaria
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Upper Bavaria?
The Qibla direction from Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany is 128.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Upper Bavaria should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Upper Bavaria from Mecca?
The distance from Upper Bavaria to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,918 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Upper Bavaria?
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 Upper Bavaria, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Upper Bavaria?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Upper Bavaria is 128.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 138.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 128.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Upper Bavaria
The Qibla direction from Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany is 128.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,918 km (2,435 miles) away. Geographically, Upper Bavaria sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your southeast.
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 Upper Bavaria, this means facing southeast (128.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Upper Bavaria
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (128.9°), 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 138.8° from Upper Bavaria. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 128.9°.
Using a compass in Upper Bavaria
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Upper Bavaria. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 128.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.