Vijayawada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Qibla Details for Vijayawada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vijayawada?
The Qibla direction from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India is 283.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vijayawada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vijayawada from Mecca?
The distance from Vijayawada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,320 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vijayawada?
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 Vijayawada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vijayawada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vijayawada is 283.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vijayawada
The Qibla direction from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India is 283.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,320 km (2,684 miles) away. Geographically, Vijayawada sits to the east 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 Vijayawada, this means facing west-northwest (283.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vijayawada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.8°), 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 277.3° from Vijayawada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
Using a compass in Vijayawada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vijayawada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.