Kota Cilegon Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia
Qibla Details for Kota Cilegon
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kota Cilegon?
The Qibla direction from Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia is 295.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kota Cilegon should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kota Cilegon from Mecca?
The distance from Kota Cilegon to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,825 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kota Cilegon?
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 Kota Cilegon, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kota Cilegon?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kota Cilegon is 295.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 292.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kota Cilegon
The Qibla direction from Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia is 295.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,825 km (4,862 miles) away. Geographically, Kota Cilegon sits to the east-southeast 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 Kota Cilegon, this means facing west-northwest (295.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kota Cilegon
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.3°), 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 292.9° from Kota Cilegon. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.
Using a compass in Kota Cilegon
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kota Cilegon. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.