Apra Harbor Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Apra Harbor, Santa Rita, Guam
Qibla Details for Apra Harbor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Apra Harbor?
The Qibla direction from Apra Harbor, Santa Rita, Guam is 294.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Apra Harbor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Apra Harbor from Mecca?
The distance from Apra Harbor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,959 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Apra Harbor?
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 Apra Harbor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Apra Harbor?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Apra Harbor is 294.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Apra Harbor
The Qibla direction from Apra Harbor, Santa Rita, Guam is 294.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,959 km (6,810 miles) away. Geographically, Apra Harbor sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Apra Harbor, this means facing west-northwest (294.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Apra Harbor
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (294.5°), 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 274.6° from Apra Harbor. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.5°.
Using a compass in Apra Harbor
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Apra Harbor. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 294.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.