Gilman Municipality Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gilman Municipality, Yap, Micronesia
Qibla Details for Gilman Municipality
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gilman Municipality?
The Qibla direction from Gilman Municipality, Yap, Micronesia is 292.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gilman Municipality should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gilman Municipality from Mecca?
The distance from Gilman Municipality to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,476 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gilman 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 Gilman Municipality, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gilman Municipality?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gilman Municipality is 292.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Gilman Municipality
The Qibla direction from Gilman Municipality, Yap, Micronesia is 292.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,476 km (6,509 miles) away. Geographically, Gilman 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 Gilman Municipality, this means facing west-northwest (292.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gilman Municipality
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (292.5°), 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 277.2° from Gilman Municipality. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.5°.
Using a compass in Gilman 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 Gilman 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 292.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.