Bhayavadar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bhayavadar, Gujarat, India
Qibla Details for Bhayavadar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bhayavadar?
The Qibla direction from Bhayavadar, Gujarat, India is 274.9° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bhayavadar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bhayavadar from Mecca?
The distance from Bhayavadar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,143 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bhayavadar?
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 Bhayavadar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bhayavadar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bhayavadar is 274.9° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 269.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 274.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bhayavadar
The Qibla direction from Bhayavadar, Gujarat, India is 274.9° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,143 km (1,953 miles) away. Geographically, Bhayavadar sits to the east 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 Bhayavadar, this means facing west (274.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bhayavadar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (274.9°), 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 269.1° from Bhayavadar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 274.9°.
Using a compass in Bhayavadar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bhayavadar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 274.9° (west) and shows ALIGNED.