Viarmes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Viarmes, Île-de-France, France
Qibla Details for Viarmes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Viarmes?
The Qibla direction from Viarmes, Île-de-France, France is 119.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Viarmes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Viarmes from Mecca?
The distance from Viarmes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,515 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Viarmes?
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 Viarmes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Viarmes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Viarmes is 119.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Viarmes
The Qibla direction from Viarmes, Île-de-France, France is 119.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,515 km (2,805 miles) away. Geographically, Viarmes 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 Viarmes, this means facing east-southeast (119.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Viarmes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.5°), 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 132.8° from Viarmes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Using a compass in Viarmes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Viarmes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.