Mota de Altarejos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mota de Altarejos, Cuenca, Spain
Qibla Details for Mota de Altarejos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mota de Altarejos?
The Qibla direction from Mota de Altarejos, Cuenca, Spain is 104.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mota de Altarejos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mota de Altarejos from Mecca?
The distance from Mota de Altarejos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,474 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mota de Altarejos?
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 Mota de Altarejos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mota de Altarejos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mota de Altarejos is 104.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mota de Altarejos
The Qibla direction from Mota de Altarejos, Cuenca, Spain is 104.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,474 km (2,780 miles) away. Geographically, Mota de Altarejos 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 Mota de Altarejos, this means facing east-southeast (104.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mota de Altarejos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.6°), 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 117.2° from Mota de Altarejos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.6°.
Using a compass in Mota de Altarejos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mota de Altarejos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.