La Tour-en-Jarez Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Tour-en-Jarez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Qibla Details for La Tour-en-Jarez
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Tour-en-Jarez?
The Qibla direction from La Tour-en-Jarez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 117.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Tour-en-Jarez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Tour-en-Jarez from Mecca?
The distance from La Tour-en-Jarez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,186 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Tour-en-Jarez?
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 La Tour-en-Jarez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Tour-en-Jarez?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Tour-en-Jarez is 117.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in La Tour-en-Jarez
The Qibla direction from La Tour-en-Jarez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 117.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,186 km (2,601 miles) away. Geographically, La Tour-en-Jarez sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 La Tour-en-Jarez, this means facing east-southeast (117.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Tour-en-Jarez
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.8°), 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 129.5° from La Tour-en-Jarez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.8°.
Using a compass in La Tour-en-Jarez
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Tour-en-Jarez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.