Ardentes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ardentes, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Qibla Details for Ardentes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ardentes?
The Qibla direction from Ardentes, Centre-Val de Loire, France is 116.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ardentes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ardentes from Mecca?
The distance from Ardentes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,426 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ardentes?
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 Ardentes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ardentes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ardentes is 116.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ardentes
The Qibla direction from Ardentes, Centre-Val de Loire, France is 116.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,426 km (2,750 miles) away. Geographically, Ardentes 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 Ardentes, this means facing east-southeast (116.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ardentes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.4°), 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 129.3° from Ardentes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.4°.
Using a compass in Ardentes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ardentes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.