Peñalén Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Peñalén, Guadalajara, Spain
Qibla Details for Peñalén
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Peñalén?
The Qibla direction from Peñalén, Guadalajara, Spain is 105.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Peñalén should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Peñalén from Mecca?
The distance from Peñalén to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,477 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Peñalén?
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 Peñalén, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Peñalén?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Peñalén is 105.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Peñalén
The Qibla direction from Peñalén, Guadalajara, Spain is 105.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,477 km (2,782 miles) away. Geographically, Peñalén 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 Peñalén, this means facing east-southeast (105.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Peñalén
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105.7°), 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 118.4° from Peñalén. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.7°.
Using a compass in Peñalén
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Peñalén. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.