Datu Odin Sinsuat Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Cagayan, Philippines
Qibla Details for Datu Odin Sinsuat
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Datu Odin Sinsuat?
The Qibla direction from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Cagayan, Philippines is 290.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Datu Odin Sinsuat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Datu Odin Sinsuat from Mecca?
The distance from Datu Odin Sinsuat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,145 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Datu Odin Sinsuat?
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 Datu Odin Sinsuat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Datu Odin Sinsuat?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Datu Odin Sinsuat is 290.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 279.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Datu Odin Sinsuat
The Qibla direction from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Cagayan, Philippines is 290.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,145 km (5,682 miles) away. Geographically, Datu Odin Sinsuat 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 Datu Odin Sinsuat, this means facing west-northwest (290.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Datu Odin Sinsuat
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.7°), 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 279.9° from Datu Odin Sinsuat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.7°.
Using a compass in Datu Odin Sinsuat
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Datu Odin Sinsuat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.