Kuttu Municipality Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Kuttu Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia

Qibla: 295.1° WNW
Distance: 12,209 km
Coords: 5.45°, 153.46°
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Kuttu Municipality
295.1°
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12,209 km

Qibla Details for Kuttu Municipality

Qibla Angle295.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing278.3°
Distance to Kaaba12,209 km / 7,586 mi
RegionChuuk
Latitude5.4530°
Longitude153.4560°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Kuttu Municipality?

The Qibla direction from Kuttu Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kuttu Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Kuttu Municipality from Mecca?

The distance from Kuttu Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,209 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Kuttu Municipality?

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 Kuttu Municipality, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kuttu Municipality?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kuttu Municipality is 295.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 278.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Kuttu Municipality

The Qibla direction from Kuttu Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,209 km (7,586 miles) away. Geographically, Kuttu Municipality sits to the east-northeast 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 Kuttu Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (295.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kuttu Municipality

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.1°), 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 278.3° from Kuttu Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.

Using a compass in Kuttu Municipality

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kuttu Municipality. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.