Mansilla de las Mulas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mansilla de las Mulas, León, Spain
Qibla Details for Mansilla de las Mulas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mansilla de las Mulas?
The Qibla direction from Mansilla de las Mulas, León, Spain is 104.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mansilla de las Mulas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mansilla de las Mulas from Mecca?
The distance from Mansilla de las Mulas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,799 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mansilla de las Mulas?
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 Mansilla de las Mulas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mansilla de las Mulas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mansilla de las Mulas is 104.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mansilla de las Mulas
The Qibla direction from Mansilla de las Mulas, León, Spain is 104.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,799 km (2,982 miles) away. Geographically, Mansilla de las Mulas 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 Mansilla de las Mulas, this means facing east-southeast (104.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mansilla de las Mulas
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 119° from Mansilla de las Mulas. 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 Mansilla de las Mulas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mansilla de las Mulas. 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.