Bnei Brak Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bnei Brak?
The Qibla direction from Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv, Israel is 156.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bnei Brak should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bnei Brak from Mecca?
The distance from Bnei Brak to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,286 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bnei Brak?
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 Bnei Brak, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bnei Brak?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bnei Brak is 156.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bnei Brak
The Qibla direction from Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv, Israel is 156.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,286 km (799 miles) away. Geographically, Bnei Brak sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Bnei Brak, this means facing south-southeast (156.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bnei Brak
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (156.1°), 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 157.3° from Bnei Brak. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 156.1°.
Using a compass in Bnei Brak
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bnei Brak. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 156.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.