Cill Airne Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cill Airne, Munster, Ireland
Qibla Details for Cill Airne
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cill Airne?
The Qibla direction from Cill Airne, Munster, Ireland is 109.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cill Airne should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cill Airne from Mecca?
The distance from Cill Airne to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,413 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cill Airne?
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 Cill Airne, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cill Airne?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cill Airne is 109.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cill Airne
The Qibla direction from Cill Airne, Munster, Ireland is 109.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,413 km (3,363 miles) away. Geographically, Cill Airne 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 Cill Airne, this means facing east-southeast (109.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cill Airne
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (109.8°), 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 128.5° from Cill Airne. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.8°.
Using a compass in Cill Airne
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cill Airne. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 109.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.