Nagahama Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
Qibla Details for Nagahama
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nagahama?
The Qibla direction from Nagahama, Shiga, Japan is 291.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nagahama should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nagahama from Mecca?
The distance from Nagahama to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,211 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nagahama?
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 Nagahama, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nagahama?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nagahama is 291.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 260.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nagahama
The Qibla direction from Nagahama, Shiga, Japan is 291.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,211 km (5,723 miles) away. Geographically, Nagahama 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 Nagahama, this means facing west-northwest (291.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nagahama
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (291.2°), 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 260.6° from Nagahama. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.2°.
Using a compass in Nagahama
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nagahama. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 291.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.