Quartier Anse Azerot Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quartier Anse Azerot, Martinique, Martinique
Qibla Details for Quartier Anse Azerot
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quartier Anse Azerot?
The Qibla direction from Quartier Anse Azerot, Martinique, Martinique is 66.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quartier Anse Azerot should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quartier Anse Azerot from Mecca?
The distance from Quartier Anse Azerot to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,502 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quartier Anse Azerot?
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 Quartier Anse Azerot, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quartier Anse Azerot?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quartier Anse Azerot is 66.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Quartier Anse Azerot
The Qibla direction from Quartier Anse Azerot, Martinique, Martinique is 66.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,502 km (6,526 miles) away. Geographically, Quartier Anse Azerot sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Quartier Anse Azerot, this means facing east-northeast (66.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quartier Anse Azerot
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.5°), 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 86° from Quartier Anse Azerot. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Using a compass in Quartier Anse Azerot
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quartier Anse Azerot. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.