Nomwin Municipality Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nomwin Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia
Qibla Details for Nomwin Municipality
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nomwin Municipality?
The Qibla direction from Nomwin Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nomwin Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nomwin Municipality from Mecca?
The distance from Nomwin Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,897 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nomwin 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 Nomwin Municipality, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nomwin Municipality?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nomwin Municipality is 295.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 276.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Nomwin Municipality
The Qibla direction from Nomwin Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,897 km (7,392 miles) away. Geographically, Nomwin 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 Nomwin Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (295.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nomwin Municipality
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.5°), 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 276.9° from Nomwin Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.5°.
Using a compass in Nomwin 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 Nomwin 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 295.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.