Joarilla de las Matas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Joarilla de las Matas, León, Spain
Qibla Details for Joarilla de las Matas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Joarilla de las Matas?
The Qibla direction from Joarilla de las Matas, León, Spain is 104.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Joarilla de las Matas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Joarilla de las Matas from Mecca?
The distance from Joarilla de las Matas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,774 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Joarilla de las Matas?
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 Joarilla de las Matas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Joarilla de las Matas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Joarilla de las Matas is 104.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Joarilla de las Matas
The Qibla direction from Joarilla de las Matas, León, Spain is 104.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,774 km (2,966 miles) away. Geographically, Joarilla de las Matas 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 Joarilla de las Matas, this means facing east-southeast (104.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Joarilla de las Matas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.7°), 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 118.9° from Joarilla de las Matas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.7°.
Using a compass in Joarilla de las Matas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Joarilla de las Matas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.