Alcalá de Henares Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Qibla Details for Alcalá de Henares
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alcalá de Henares?
The Qibla direction from Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain is 104.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alcalá de Henares should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alcalá de Henares from Mecca?
The distance from Alcalá de Henares to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,577 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alcalá de Henares?
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 Alcalá de Henares, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alcalá de Henares?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alcalá de Henares is 104.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alcalá de Henares
The Qibla direction from Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain is 104.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,577 km (2,844 miles) away. Geographically, Alcalá de Henares 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 Alcalá de Henares, this means facing east-southeast (104.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alcalá de Henares
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.3°), 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 117.4° from Alcalá de Henares. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.3°.
Using a compass in Alcalá de Henares
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alcalá de Henares. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.