Ichihara Shi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ichihara Shi, Chiba, Japan
Qibla Details for Ichihara Shi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ichihara Shi?
The Qibla direction from Ichihara Shi, Chiba, Japan is 293.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ichihara Shi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ichihara Shi from Mecca?
The distance from Ichihara Shi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,534 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ichihara Shi?
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 Ichihara Shi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ichihara Shi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ichihara Shi is 293.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 260.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ichihara Shi
The Qibla direction from Ichihara Shi, Chiba, Japan is 293.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,534 km (5,924 miles) away. Geographically, Ichihara Shi sits to the northeast 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 Ichihara Shi, this means facing west-northwest (293.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ichihara Shi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.3°), 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 260.9° from Ichihara Shi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.3°.
Using a compass in Ichihara Shi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ichihara Shi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.