Or Yehuda Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Or Yehuda, Tel Aviv, Israel
Qibla Details for Or Yehuda
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Or Yehuda?
The Qibla direction from Or Yehuda, Tel Aviv, Israel is 156.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Or Yehuda should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Or Yehuda from Mecca?
The distance from Or Yehuda to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,279 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Or Yehuda?
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 Or Yehuda, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Or Yehuda?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Or Yehuda 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 Or Yehuda
The Qibla direction from Or Yehuda, Tel Aviv, Israel is 156.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,279 km (795 miles) away. Geographically, Or Yehuda 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 Or Yehuda, this means facing south-southeast (156.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Or Yehuda
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 Or Yehuda. 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 Or Yehuda
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Or Yehuda. 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.