Bidar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bidar, Karnataka, India
Qibla Details for Bidar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bidar?
The Qibla direction from Bidar, Karnataka, India is 281.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bidar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bidar from Mecca?
The distance from Bidar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,938 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bidar?
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 Bidar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bidar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bidar is 281.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 275.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 281.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bidar
The Qibla direction from Bidar, Karnataka, India is 281.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,938 km (2,447 miles) away. Geographically, Bidar 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 Bidar, this means facing west-northwest (281.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bidar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (281.8°), 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 275.4° from Bidar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 281.8°.
Using a compass in Bidar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bidar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 281.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.