Coronel Marcelino Maridueña Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña, Guayas, Ecuador
Qibla Details for Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña?
The Qibla direction from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña, Guayas, Ecuador is 66.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Coronel Marcelino Maridueña from Mecca?
The distance from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,130 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña?
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 Coronel Marcelino Maridueña, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña is 66.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 78.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
The Qibla direction from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña, Guayas, Ecuador is 66.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,130 km (8,159 miles) away. Geographically, Coronel Marcelino Maridueña sits to the west 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 Coronel Marcelino Maridueña, this means facing east-northeast (66.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.8°), 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 78.6° from Coronel Marcelino Maridueña. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.8°.
Using a compass in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coronel Marcelino Maridueña. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.