Sumedang Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sumedang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Qibla Details for Sumedang
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sumedang?
The Qibla direction from Sumedang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia is 295.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sumedang should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sumedang from Mecca?
The distance from Sumedang to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,067 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sumedang?
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 Sumedang, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sumedang?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sumedang is 295.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 292.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sumedang
The Qibla direction from Sumedang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia is 295.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,067 km (5,013 miles) away. Geographically, Sumedang 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 Sumedang, this means facing west-northwest (295.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sumedang
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.1°), 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 292.9° from Sumedang. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
Using a compass in Sumedang
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sumedang. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.