San Esteban Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Esteban, Abra, Philippines
Qibla Details for San Esteban
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Esteban?
The Qibla direction from San Esteban, Abra, Philippines is 288.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Esteban should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Esteban from Mecca?
The distance from San Esteban to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,383 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Esteban?
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 San Esteban, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Esteban?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Esteban is 288.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 273.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Esteban
The Qibla direction from San Esteban, Abra, Philippines is 288.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,383 km (5,209 miles) away. Geographically, San Esteban 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 San Esteban, this means facing west-northwest (288.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Esteban
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.3°), 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 273.1° from San Esteban. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Using a compass in San Esteban
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Esteban. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.