Santa Teresa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Teresa, Antique, Philippines
Qibla Details for Santa Teresa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Teresa?
The Qibla direction from Santa Teresa, Antique, Philippines is 290.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Teresa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Teresa from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Teresa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,846 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Teresa?
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 Santa Teresa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Teresa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Teresa is 290.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Teresa
The Qibla direction from Santa Teresa, Antique, Philippines is 290.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,846 km (5,497 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Teresa sits to the east 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 Santa Teresa, this means facing west-northwest (290.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Teresa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.1°), 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 277.8° from Santa Teresa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.1°.
Using a compass in Santa Teresa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Teresa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.