Boca de Balsa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Boca de Balsa, Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama
Qibla Details for Boca de Balsa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Boca de Balsa?
The Qibla direction from Boca de Balsa, Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama is 61.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Boca de Balsa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Boca de Balsa from Mecca?
The distance from Boca de Balsa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,866 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Boca de Balsa?
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 Balsa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Boca de Balsa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Boca de Balsa is 61.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Boca de Balsa
The Qibla direction from Boca de Balsa, Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama is 61.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,866 km (7,995 miles) away. Geographically, Boca de Balsa 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 Balsa, this means facing east-northeast (61.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Boca de Balsa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (61.2°), 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 Boca de Balsa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.2°.
Using a compass in Boca de Balsa
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 Balsa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 61.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.