Kayankulam Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kayankulam, Kerala, India
Qibla Details for Kayankulam
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kayankulam?
The Qibla direction from Kayankulam, Kerala, India is 293.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kayankulam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kayankulam from Mecca?
The distance from Kayankulam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,154 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kayankulam?
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 Kayankulam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kayankulam?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kayankulam is 293.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 289.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kayankulam
The Qibla direction from Kayankulam, Kerala, India is 293.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,154 km (2,581 miles) away. Geographically, Kayankulam sits to the east-southeast 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 Kayankulam, this means facing west-northwest (293.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kayankulam
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.5°), 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 289.1° from Kayankulam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.5°.
Using a compass in Kayankulam
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kayankulam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.