Viso del Marqués Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Viso del Marqués, Ciudad Real, Spain
Qibla Details for Viso del Marqués
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Viso del Marqués?
The Qibla direction from Viso del Marqués, Ciudad Real, Spain is 102° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Viso del Marqués should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Viso del Marqués from Mecca?
The distance from Viso del Marqués to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,544 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Viso del Marqués?
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 Viso del Marqués, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Viso del Marqués?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Viso del Marqués is 102° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 114.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Viso del Marqués
The Qibla direction from Viso del Marqués, Ciudad Real, Spain is 102° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,544 km (2,824 miles) away. Geographically, Viso del Marqués 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 Viso del Marqués, this means facing east-southeast (102°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Viso del Marqués
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102°), 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 114.6° from Viso del Marqués. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
Using a compass in Viso del Marqués
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Viso del Marqués. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 102° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.