Urcos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Urcos, Cusco, Peru
Qibla Details for Urcos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Urcos?
The Qibla direction from Urcos, Cusco, Peru is 72.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Urcos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Urcos from Mecca?
The distance from Urcos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,763 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Urcos?
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 Urcos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Urcos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Urcos is 72.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 72.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Urcos
The Qibla direction from Urcos, Cusco, Peru is 72.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,763 km (7,931 miles) away. Geographically, Urcos 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 Urcos, this means facing east-northeast (72.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Urcos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.4°), 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 72.2° from Urcos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.4°.
Using a compass in Urcos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Urcos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.