Hazas de Cesto Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Hazas de Cesto, Cantabria, Spain

Qibla: 107.3° ESE
Distance: 4,684 km
Coords: 43.40°, -3.59°
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Hazas de Cesto
107.3°
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4,684 km

Qibla Details for Hazas de Cesto

Qibla Angle107.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing121.2°
Distance to Kaaba4,684 km / 2,911 mi
RegionCantabria
Latitude43.3965°
Longitude-3.5892°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Hazas de Cesto?

The Qibla direction from Hazas de Cesto, Cantabria, Spain is 107.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hazas de Cesto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Hazas de Cesto from Mecca?

The distance from Hazas de Cesto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,684 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Hazas de Cesto?

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 Hazas de Cesto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hazas de Cesto?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hazas de Cesto is 107.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 121.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Hazas de Cesto

The Qibla direction from Hazas de Cesto, Cantabria, Spain is 107.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,684 km (2,911 miles) away. Geographically, Hazas de Cesto sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Hazas de Cesto, this means facing east-southeast (107.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hazas de Cesto

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (107.3°), 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 121.2° from Hazas de Cesto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.3°.

Using a compass in Hazas de Cesto

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hazas de Cesto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 107.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.