San Andrés del Rabanedo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Andrés del Rabanedo, León, Spain
Qibla Details for San Andrés del Rabanedo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Andrés del Rabanedo?
The Qibla direction from San Andrés del Rabanedo, León, Spain is 104.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Andrés del Rabanedo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Andrés del Rabanedo from Mecca?
The distance from San Andrés del Rabanedo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,818 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Andrés del Rabanedo?
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 Andrés del Rabanedo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Andrés del Rabanedo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Andrés del Rabanedo is 104.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Andrés del Rabanedo
The Qibla direction from San Andrés del Rabanedo, León, Spain is 104.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,818 km (2,994 miles) away. Geographically, San Andrés del Rabanedo 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 Andrés del Rabanedo, this means facing east-southeast (104.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Andrés del Rabanedo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.6°), 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 119.1° from San Andrés del Rabanedo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.6°.
Using a compass in San Andrés del Rabanedo
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 Andrés del Rabanedo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.