Jonava Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jonava, Kaunas, Lithuania
Qibla Details for Jonava
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jonava?
The Qibla direction from Jonava, Kaunas, Lithuania is 154.6° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jonava should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jonava from Mecca?
The distance from Jonava to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,966 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jonava?
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 Jonava, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jonava?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jonava is 154.6° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 160.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jonava
The Qibla direction from Jonava, Kaunas, Lithuania is 154.6° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,966 km (2,464 miles) away. Geographically, Jonava sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-southeast.
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 Jonava, this means facing south-southeast (154.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jonava
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (154.6°), 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 160.7° from Jonava. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.6°.
Using a compass in Jonava
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jonava. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 154.6° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.