Capellanía Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Capellanía, Coclé, Panama
Qibla Details for Capellanía
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Capellanía?
The Qibla direction from Capellanía, Coclé, Panama is 61.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Capellanía should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Capellanía from Mecca?
The distance from Capellanía to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,735 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Capellanía?
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 Capellanía, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Capellanía?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Capellanía is 61.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Capellanía
The Qibla direction from Capellanía, Coclé, Panama is 61.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,735 km (7,913 miles) away. Geographically, Capellanía 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 Capellanía, this means facing east-northeast (61.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Capellanía
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (61.9°), 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 83.5° from Capellanía. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.9°.
Using a compass in Capellanía
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Capellanía. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 61.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.