Ródenas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ródenas, Teruel, Spain
Qibla Details for Ródenas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ródenas?
The Qibla direction from Ródenas, Teruel, Spain is 106.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ródenas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ródenas from Mecca?
The distance from Ródenas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,431 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ródenas?
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 Ródenas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ródenas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ródenas is 106.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ródenas
The Qibla direction from Ródenas, Teruel, Spain is 106.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,431 km (2,753 miles) away. Geographically, Ródenas 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 Ródenas, this means facing east-southeast (106.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ródenas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.1°), 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 118.7° from Ródenas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.1°.
Using a compass in Ródenas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ródenas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.