Tisma Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tisma, Masaya, Nicaragua
Qibla Details for Tisma
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tisma?
The Qibla direction from Tisma, Masaya, Nicaragua is 58° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tisma should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tisma from Mecca?
The distance from Tisma to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,043 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tisma?
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 Tisma, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tisma?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tisma is 58° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Tisma
The Qibla direction from Tisma, Masaya, Nicaragua is 58° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,043 km (8,105 miles) away. Geographically, Tisma 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 Tisma, this means facing east-northeast (58°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tisma
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58°), 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 85.6° from Tisma. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
Using a compass in Tisma
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tisma. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.