Tanjore Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Qibla Details for Tanjore
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tanjore?
The Qibla direction from Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India is 290.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tanjore should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tanjore from Mecca?
The distance from Tanjore to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,354 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tanjore?
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 Tanjore, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tanjore?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tanjore is 290.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 285.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Tanjore
The Qibla direction from Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India is 290.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,354 km (2,705 miles) away. Geographically, Tanjore 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 Tanjore, this means facing west-northwest (290.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tanjore
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.8°), 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 285.8° from Tanjore. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.8°.
Using a compass in Tanjore
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tanjore. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.