Ba Province Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ba Province, Western, Fiji Islands
Qibla Details for Ba Province
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ba Province?
The Qibla direction from Ba Province, Western, Fiji Islands is 282.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ba Province should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ba Province from Mecca?
The distance from Ba Province to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 15,608 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ba Province?
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 Ba Province, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ba Province?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ba Province is 282.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 286.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 282.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ba Province
The Qibla direction from Ba Province, Western, Fiji Islands is 282.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 15,608 km (9,698 miles) away. Geographically, Ba Province sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Ba Province, this means facing west-northwest (282.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ba Province
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (282.5°), 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 286.1° from Ba Province. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 282.5°.
Using a compass in Ba Province
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ba Province. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 282.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.