Kabupaten Aceh Selatan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, Aceh, Indonesia
Qibla Details for Kabupaten Aceh Selatan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan?
The Qibla direction from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, Aceh, Indonesia is 293.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kabupaten Aceh Selatan from Mecca?
The distance from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,543 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan?
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 Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan is 293.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 288.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan
The Qibla direction from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, Aceh, Indonesia is 293.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,543 km (4,066 miles) away. Geographically, Kabupaten Aceh Selatan sits to the east 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 Kabupaten Aceh Selatan, this means facing west-northwest (293.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.2°), 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 288.1° from Kabupaten Aceh Selatan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.2°.
Using a compass in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kabupaten Aceh Selatan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.