Melgar de Tera Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Melgar de Tera, Zamora, Spain

Qibla: 103.6° ESE
Distance: 4,832 km
Coords: 41.97°, -6.01°
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Melgar de Tera
103.6°
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4,832 km

Qibla Details for Melgar de Tera

Qibla Angle103.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118°
Distance to Kaaba4,832 km / 3,002 mi
RegionZamora
Latitude41.9662°
Longitude-6.0139°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Melgar de Tera?

The Qibla direction from Melgar de Tera, Zamora, Spain is 103.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Melgar de Tera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Melgar de Tera from Mecca?

The distance from Melgar de Tera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,832 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Melgar de Tera?

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 Melgar de Tera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Melgar de Tera?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Melgar de Tera is 103.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Melgar de Tera

The Qibla direction from Melgar de Tera, Zamora, Spain is 103.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,832 km (3,002 miles) away. Geographically, Melgar de Tera 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 Melgar de Tera, this means facing east-southeast (103.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Melgar de Tera

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (103.6°), 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 118° from Melgar de Tera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.6°.

Using a compass in Melgar de Tera

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Melgar de Tera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 103.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.