Pattukkottai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Qibla Details for Pattukkottai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pattukkottai?
The Qibla direction from Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India is 291.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pattukkottai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pattukkottai from Mecca?
The distance from Pattukkottai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,387 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pattukkottai?
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 Pattukkottai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pattukkottai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pattukkottai is 291.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 286.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Pattukkottai
The Qibla direction from Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India is 291.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,387 km (2,726 miles) away. Geographically, Pattukkottai 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 Pattukkottai, this means facing west-northwest (291.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pattukkottai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (291.2°), 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 286.2° from Pattukkottai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.2°.
Using a compass in Pattukkottai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pattukkottai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 291.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.