Laugar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Laugar, Northeastern, Iceland
Qibla Details for Laugar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Laugar?
The Qibla direction from Laugar, Northeastern, Iceland is 111.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Laugar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Laugar from Mecca?
The distance from Laugar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,378 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Laugar?
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 Laugar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Laugar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Laugar is 111.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 139.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
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Qibla: 114°
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Finding Qibla Direction in Laugar
The Qibla direction from Laugar, Northeastern, Iceland is 111.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,378 km (3,963 miles) away. Geographically, Laugar sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Laugar, this means facing east-southeast (111.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Laugar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (111.6°), 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 139.1° from Laugar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
Using a compass in Laugar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Laugar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 111.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.