Chatan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chatan, Okinawa, Japan
Qibla Details for Chatan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chatan?
The Qibla direction from Chatan, Okinawa, Japan is 288.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chatan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chatan from Mecca?
The distance from Chatan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,788 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chatan?
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 Chatan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chatan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chatan is 288.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 266.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Chatan
The Qibla direction from Chatan, Okinawa, Japan is 288.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,788 km (5,461 miles) away. Geographically, Chatan 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 Chatan, this means facing west-northwest (288.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chatan
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 266.5° from Chatan. 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 Chatan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chatan. 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.