Taverea Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Taverea, Other, French Polynesia

Qibla: 294.2° WNW
Distance: 18,968 km
Coords: -17.72°, -149.58°
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Taverea
294.2°
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18,968 km

Qibla Details for Taverea

Qibla Angle294.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing283.2°
Distance to Kaaba18,968 km / 11,786 mi
RegionOther
Latitude-17.7167°
Longitude-149.5833°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Taverea?

The Qibla direction from Taverea, Other, French Polynesia is 294.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Taverea should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Taverea from Mecca?

The distance from Taverea to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 18,968 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Taverea?

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 Taverea, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Taverea?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Taverea is 294.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 283.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Taverea

The Qibla direction from Taverea, Other, French Polynesia is 294.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 18,968 km (11,786 miles) away. Geographically, Taverea sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.

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 Taverea, this means facing west-northwest (294.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Taverea

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (294.2°), 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 283.2° from Taverea. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 294.2°.

Using a compass in Taverea

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Taverea. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 294.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.