Maçanet de Cabrenys Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Maçanet de Cabrenys, Girona, Spain
Qibla Details for Maçanet de Cabrenys
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Maçanet de Cabrenys?
The Qibla direction from Maçanet de Cabrenys, Girona, Spain is 112.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Maçanet de Cabrenys should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Maçanet de Cabrenys from Mecca?
The distance from Maçanet de Cabrenys to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,162 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Maçanet de Cabrenys?
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 Maçanet de Cabrenys, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Maçanet de Cabrenys?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Maçanet de Cabrenys is 112.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 123.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 112.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Maçanet de Cabrenys
The Qibla direction from Maçanet de Cabrenys, Girona, Spain is 112.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,162 km (2,586 miles) away. Geographically, Maçanet de Cabrenys 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 Maçanet de Cabrenys, this means facing east-southeast (112.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Maçanet de Cabrenys
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (112.3°), 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 123.9° from Maçanet de Cabrenys. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 112.3°.
Using a compass in Maçanet de Cabrenys
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Maçanet de Cabrenys. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 112.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.