Parem Municipality Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Parem Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia

Qibla: 295.2° WNW
Distance: 11,952 km
Coords: 7.36°, 151.79°
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Parem Municipality
295.2°
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11,952 km

Qibla Details for Parem Municipality

Qibla Angle295.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing277.4°
Distance to Kaaba11,952 km / 7,427 mi
RegionChuuk
Latitude7.3620°
Longitude151.7890°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Parem Municipality?

The Qibla direction from Parem Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Parem Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Parem Municipality from Mecca?

The distance from Parem Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,952 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

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

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Parem Municipality is 295.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Parem Municipality

The Qibla direction from Parem Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 295.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,952 km (7,427 miles) away. Geographically, Parem 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 Parem Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (295.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Parem Municipality

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.2°), 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 277.4° from Parem Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.2°.

Using a compass in Parem 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 Parem 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 295.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.