Cers Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cers, Occitanie, France
Qibla Details for Cers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cers?
The Qibla direction from Cers, Occitanie, France is 114.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cers should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cers from Mecca?
The distance from Cers to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,159 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cers?
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 Cers, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cers?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cers is 114.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 125.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cers
The Qibla direction from Cers, Occitanie, France is 114.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,159 km (2,584 miles) away. Geographically, Cers 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 Cers, this means facing east-southeast (114.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cers
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (114.1°), 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 125.7° from Cers. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.1°.
Using a compass in Cers
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cers. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 114.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.