Dibuluan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dibuluan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
Qibla Details for Dibuluan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dibuluan?
The Qibla direction from Dibuluan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines is 288.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dibuluan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dibuluan from Mecca?
The distance from Dibuluan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,545 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dibuluan?
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 Dibuluan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dibuluan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dibuluan is 288.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 273.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dibuluan
The Qibla direction from Dibuluan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines is 288.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,545 km (5,310 miles) away. Geographically, Dibuluan 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 Dibuluan, this means facing west-northwest (288.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dibuluan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.8°), 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 273.6° from Dibuluan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.8°.
Using a compass in Dibuluan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dibuluan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.