Os de Balaguer Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Os de Balaguer, Lleida, Spain
Qibla Details for Os de Balaguer
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Os de Balaguer?
The Qibla direction from Os de Balaguer, Lleida, Spain is 109.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Os de Balaguer should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Os de Balaguer from Mecca?
The distance from Os de Balaguer to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,295 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Os de Balaguer?
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 Os de Balaguer, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Os de Balaguer?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Os de Balaguer is 109.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 121.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Os de Balaguer
The Qibla direction from Os de Balaguer, Lleida, Spain is 109.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,295 km (2,669 miles) away. Geographically, Os de Balaguer 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 Os de Balaguer, this means facing east-southeast (109.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Os de Balaguer
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (109.7°), 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 121.8° from Os de Balaguer. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.7°.
Using a compass in Os de Balaguer
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Os de Balaguer. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 109.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.