Vasco da Gama Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
Qibla Details for Vasco da Gama
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vasco da Gama?
The Qibla direction from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India is 285.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vasco da Gama should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vasco da Gama from Mecca?
The distance from Vasco da Gama to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,645 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vasco da Gama?
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 Vasco da Gama, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vasco da Gama?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vasco da Gama is 285.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 280.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vasco da Gama
The Qibla direction from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India is 285.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,645 km (2,265 miles) away. Geographically, Vasco da Gama 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 Vasco da Gama, this means facing west-northwest (285.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vasco da Gama
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (285.8°), 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 280.6° from Vasco da Gama. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.8°.
Using a compass in Vasco da Gama
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vasco da Gama. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 285.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.