Sandur Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sandur, Karnataka, India
Qibla Details for Sandur
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sandur?
The Qibla direction from Sandur, Karnataka, India is 285.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sandur should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sandur from Mecca?
The distance from Sandur to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,936 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sandur?
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 Sandur, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sandur?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sandur is 285.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 280.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sandur
The Qibla direction from Sandur, Karnataka, India is 285.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,936 km (2,446 miles) away. Geographically, Sandur 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 Sandur, this means facing west-northwest (285.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sandur
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (285.9°), 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 280.3° from Sandur. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.9°.
Using a compass in Sandur
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sandur. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 285.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.