Corbeil-Essonnes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Corbeil-Essonnes, Île-de-France, France
Qibla Details for Corbeil-Essonnes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Corbeil-Essonnes?
The Qibla direction from Corbeil-Essonnes, Île-de-France, France is 119.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Corbeil-Essonnes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Corbeil-Essonnes from Mecca?
The distance from Corbeil-Essonnes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,479 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Corbeil-Essonnes?
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 Corbeil-Essonnes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Corbeil-Essonnes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Corbeil-Essonnes is 119.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Corbeil-Essonnes
The Qibla direction from Corbeil-Essonnes, Île-de-France, France is 119.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,479 km (2,783 miles) away. Geographically, Corbeil-Essonnes 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 Corbeil-Essonnes, this means facing east-southeast (119.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Corbeil-Essonnes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.1°), 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 132.2° from Corbeil-Essonnes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.1°.
Using a compass in Corbeil-Essonnes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Corbeil-Essonnes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.