Nema Municipality Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Nema Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia

Qibla: 295.3° WNW
Distance: 12,048 km
Coords: 6.99°, 152.57°
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Nema Municipality
295.3°
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12,048 km

Qibla Details for Nema Municipality

Qibla Angle295.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing277.5°
Distance to Kaaba12,048 km / 7,486 mi
RegionChuuk
Latitude6.9930°
Longitude152.5740°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Nema Municipality?

The Qibla direction from Nema Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nema Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Nema Municipality from Mecca?

The distance from Nema Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,048 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Nema 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 Nema Municipality, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nema Municipality is 295.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Nema Municipality

The Qibla direction from Nema Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,048 km (7,486 miles) away. Geographically, Nema 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 Nema Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (295.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nema Municipality

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.3°), 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 277.5° from Nema Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.

Using a compass in Nema 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 Nema 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 295.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.