Puerto Ayora Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador
Qibla Details for Puerto Ayora
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Puerto Ayora?
The Qibla direction from Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador is 63.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puerto Ayora should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Puerto Ayora from Mecca?
The distance from Puerto Ayora to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,161 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Puerto Ayora?
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 Puerto Ayora, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puerto Ayora?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puerto Ayora is 63.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Puerto Ayora
The Qibla direction from Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador is 63.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,161 km (8,799 miles) away. Geographically, Puerto Ayora 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 Puerto Ayora, this means facing east-northeast (63.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puerto Ayora
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63.3°), 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 80.1° from Puerto Ayora. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.3°.
Using a compass in Puerto Ayora
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puerto Ayora. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.