Bar Bigha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bar Bigha, Bihar, India
Qibla Details for Bar Bigha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bar Bigha?
The Qibla direction from Bar Bigha, Bihar, India is 274.7° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bar Bigha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bar Bigha from Mecca?
The distance from Bar Bigha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,690 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bar Bigha?
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 Bar Bigha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bar Bigha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bar Bigha is 274.7° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 264.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 274.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bar Bigha
The Qibla direction from Bar Bigha, Bihar, India is 274.7° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,690 km (2,914 miles) away. Geographically, Bar Bigha sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.
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 Bar Bigha, this means facing west (274.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bar Bigha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (274.7°), 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 264.9° from Bar Bigha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 274.7°.
Using a compass in Bar Bigha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bar Bigha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 274.7° (west) and shows ALIGNED.