Calancuasan Norte Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Calancuasan Norte, Central Luzon, Philippines
Qibla Details for Calancuasan Norte
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Calancuasan Norte?
The Qibla direction from Calancuasan Norte, Central Luzon, Philippines is 288.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Calancuasan Norte should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Calancuasan Norte from Mecca?
The distance from Calancuasan Norte to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,457 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Calancuasan Norte?
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 Calancuasan Norte, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Calancuasan Norte?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Calancuasan Norte is 288.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Calancuasan Norte
The Qibla direction from Calancuasan Norte, Central Luzon, Philippines is 288.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,457 km (5,255 miles) away. Geographically, Calancuasan Norte 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 Calancuasan Norte, this means facing west-northwest (288.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Calancuasan Norte
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.7°), 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 274.2° from Calancuasan Norte. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.7°.
Using a compass in Calancuasan Norte
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Calancuasan Norte. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.