Polowat Municipality Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Polowat Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia

Qibla: 294.6° WNW
Distance: 11,691 km
Coords: 7.36°, 149.18°
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Polowat Municipality
294.6°
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11,691 km

Qibla Details for Polowat Municipality

Qibla Angle294.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing277.6°
Distance to Kaaba11,691 km / 7,264 mi
RegionChuuk
Latitude7.3550°
Longitude149.1820°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Polowat Municipality?

The Qibla direction from Polowat Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 294.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Polowat Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Polowat Municipality from Mecca?

The distance from Polowat Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,691 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

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

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Polowat Municipality is 294.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Polowat Municipality

The Qibla direction from Polowat Municipality, Chuuk, Micronesia is 294.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,691 km (7,264 miles) away. Geographically, Polowat 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 Polowat Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (294.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Polowat Municipality

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (294.6°), 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 277.6° from Polowat Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.6°.

Using a compass in Polowat 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 Polowat 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 294.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.