Boca de Cupé Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Boca de Cupé, Darién, Panama
Qibla Details for Boca de Cupé
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Boca de Cupé?
The Qibla direction from Boca de Cupé, Darién, Panama is 63° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Boca de Cupé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Boca de Cupé from Mecca?
The distance from Boca de Cupé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,460 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Boca de Cupé?
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 Boca de Cupé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Boca de Cupé?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Boca de Cupé is 63° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Boca de Cupé
The Qibla direction from Boca de Cupé, Darién, Panama is 63° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,460 km (7,742 miles) away. Geographically, Boca de Cupé 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 Boca de Cupé, this means facing east-northeast (63°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Boca de Cupé
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63°), 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 83.3° from Boca de Cupé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63°.
Using a compass in Boca de Cupé
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Boca de Cupé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.