Macaracas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Macaracas, Los Santos, Panama
Qibla Details for Macaracas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Macaracas?
The Qibla direction from Macaracas, Los Santos, Panama is 62.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Macaracas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Macaracas from Mecca?
The distance from Macaracas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,765 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Macaracas?
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 Macaracas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Macaracas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Macaracas is 62.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Macaracas
The Qibla direction from Macaracas, Los Santos, Panama is 62.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,765 km (7,932 miles) away. Geographically, Macaracas 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 Macaracas, this means facing east-northeast (62.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Macaracas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.1°), 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 Macaracas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.1°.
Using a compass in Macaracas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Macaracas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.