San Pedro Palmiches Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Pedro Palmiches, Cuenca, Spain

Qibla: 105.1° ESE
Distance: 4,497 km
Coords: 40.43°, -2.41°
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San Pedro Palmiches
105.1°
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4,497 km

Qibla Details for San Pedro Palmiches

Qibla Angle105.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing117.9°
Distance to Kaaba4,497 km / 2,794 mi
RegionCuenca
Latitude40.4296°
Longitude-2.4060°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Pedro Palmiches?

The Qibla direction from San Pedro Palmiches, Cuenca, Spain is 105.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Pedro Palmiches should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Pedro Palmiches from Mecca?

The distance from San Pedro Palmiches to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,497 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Pedro Palmiches?

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 San Pedro Palmiches, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Pedro Palmiches?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Pedro Palmiches is 105.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Pedro Palmiches

The Qibla direction from San Pedro Palmiches, Cuenca, Spain is 105.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,497 km (2,794 miles) away. Geographically, San Pedro Palmiches 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 San Pedro Palmiches, this means facing east-southeast (105.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Pedro Palmiches

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105.1°), 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 117.9° from San Pedro Palmiches. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.1°.

Using a compass in San Pedro Palmiches

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Pedro Palmiches. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.