Hirado Shi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hirado Shi, Nagasaki, Japan
Qibla Details for Hirado Shi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hirado Shi?
The Qibla direction from Hirado Shi, Nagasaki, Japan is 288° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hirado Shi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hirado Shi from Mecca?
The distance from Hirado Shi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,700 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hirado 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 Hirado Shi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hirado Shi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hirado Shi is 288° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 261.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hirado Shi
The Qibla direction from Hirado Shi, Nagasaki, Japan is 288° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,700 km (5,406 miles) away. Geographically, Hirado Shi 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 Hirado Shi, this means facing west-northwest (288°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hirado Shi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288°), 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 261.5° from Hirado Shi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288°.
Using a compass in Hirado 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 Hirado 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 288° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.