Tagawa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
Qibla Details for Tagawa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tagawa?
The Qibla direction from Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan is 288.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tagawa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tagawa from Mecca?
The distance from Tagawa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,805 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tagawa?
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 Tagawa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tagawa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tagawa is 288.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 261.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tagawa
The Qibla direction from Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan is 288.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,805 km (5,471 miles) away. Geographically, Tagawa sits to the east-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 Tagawa, this means facing west-northwest (288.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tagawa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.6°), 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 261.4° from Tagawa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.6°.
Using a compass in Tagawa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tagawa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.