Huayna Alcalde Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru
Qibla Details for Huayna Alcalde
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Huayna Alcalde?
The Qibla direction from Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru is 72.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Huayna Alcalde should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Huayna Alcalde from Mecca?
The distance from Huayna Alcalde to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,729 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Huayna Alcalde?
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 Huayna Alcalde, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Huayna Alcalde?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Huayna Alcalde is 72.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Huayna Alcalde
The Qibla direction from Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru is 72.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,729 km (7,909 miles) away. Geographically, Huayna Alcalde sits to the west 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 Huayna Alcalde, this means facing east-northeast (72.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Huayna Alcalde
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.6°), 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 71.9° from Huayna Alcalde. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
Using a compass in Huayna Alcalde
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Huayna Alcalde. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.