Hachimantai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan
Qibla Details for Hachimantai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hachimantai?
The Qibla direction from Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan is 293.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hachimantai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hachimantai from Mecca?
The distance from Hachimantai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,416 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hachimantai?
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 Hachimantai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hachimantai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hachimantai is 293.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 257.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hachimantai
The Qibla direction from Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan is 293.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,416 km (5,851 miles) away. Geographically, Hachimantai 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 Hachimantai, this means facing west-northwest (293.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hachimantai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.5°), 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 257.9° from Hachimantai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.5°.
Using a compass in Hachimantai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hachimantai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.