Ave María Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ave María, Los Santos, Panama
Qibla Details for Ave María
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ave María?
The Qibla direction from Ave María, Los Santos, Panama is 62.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ave María should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ave María from Mecca?
The distance from Ave María to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,776 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ave María?
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 Ave María, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ave María?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ave María is 62.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ave María
The Qibla direction from Ave María, Los Santos, Panama is 62.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,776 km (7,939 miles) away. Geographically, Ave María 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 Ave María, this means facing east-northeast (62.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ave María
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.3°), 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 83.1° from Ave María. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
Using a compass in Ave María
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ave María. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.