Paucartambo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Paucartambo, Pasco, Peru
Qibla Details for Paucartambo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Paucartambo?
The Qibla direction from Paucartambo, Pasco, Peru is 71.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paucartambo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Paucartambo from Mecca?
The distance from Paucartambo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,096 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Paucartambo?
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 Paucartambo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paucartambo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paucartambo is 71.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 74.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Paucartambo
The Qibla direction from Paucartambo, Pasco, Peru is 71.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,096 km (8,137 miles) away. Geographically, Paucartambo 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 Paucartambo, this means facing east-northeast (71.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paucartambo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.3°), 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 74.2° from Paucartambo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.3°.
Using a compass in Paucartambo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paucartambo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.