Nueva Loja Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos, Ecuador
Qibla Details for Nueva Loja
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nueva Loja?
The Qibla direction from Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos, Ecuador is 66.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nueva Loja should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nueva Loja from Mecca?
The distance from Nueva Loja to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,770 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nueva Loja?
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 Nueva Loja, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nueva Loja?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nueva Loja is 66.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nueva Loja
The Qibla direction from Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos, Ecuador is 66.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,770 km (7,935 miles) away. Geographically, Nueva Loja 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 Nueva Loja, this means facing east-northeast (66.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nueva Loja
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.2°), 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 79.4° from Nueva Loja. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.2°.
Using a compass in Nueva Loja
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nueva Loja. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.