Pantukan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pantukan, Davao Occidental, Philippines
Qibla Details for Pantukan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pantukan?
The Qibla direction from Pantukan, Davao Occidental, Philippines is 290.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pantukan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pantukan from Mecca?
The distance from Pantukan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,329 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pantukan?
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 Pantukan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pantukan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pantukan is 290.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 279.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pantukan
The Qibla direction from Pantukan, Davao Occidental, Philippines is 290.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,329 km (5,797 miles) away. Geographically, Pantukan 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 Pantukan, this means facing west-northwest (290.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pantukan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.9°), 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 279.7° from Pantukan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.9°.
Using a compass in Pantukan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pantukan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.