San Felipe Old Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Felipe Old, Central Luzon, Philippines
Qibla Details for San Felipe Old
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Felipe Old?
The Qibla direction from San Felipe Old, Central Luzon, Philippines is 288.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Felipe Old should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Felipe Old from Mecca?
The distance from San Felipe Old to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,495 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Felipe Old?
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 Felipe Old, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Felipe Old?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Felipe Old is 288.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Felipe Old
The Qibla direction from San Felipe Old, Central Luzon, Philippines is 288.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,495 km (5,279 miles) away. Geographically, San Felipe Old 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 Felipe Old, this means facing west-northwest (288.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Felipe Old
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 274.4° from San Felipe Old. 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 San Felipe Old
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 Felipe Old. 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.