Chiguirí Arriba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chiguirí Arriba, Coclé, Panama
Qibla Details for Chiguirí Arriba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chiguirí Arriba?
The Qibla direction from Chiguirí Arriba, Coclé, Panama is 61.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chiguirí Arriba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chiguirí Arriba from Mecca?
The distance from Chiguirí Arriba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,680 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chiguirí Arriba?
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 Chiguirí Arriba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chiguirí Arriba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chiguirí Arriba is 61.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Chiguirí Arriba
The Qibla direction from Chiguirí Arriba, Coclé, Panama is 61.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,680 km (7,879 miles) away. Geographically, Chiguirí Arriba 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 Chiguirí Arriba, this means facing east-northeast (61.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chiguirí Arriba
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 83.7° from Chiguirí Arriba. 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 Chiguirí Arriba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chiguirí Arriba. 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.