Inangatan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Inangatan, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Qibla Details for Inangatan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Inangatan?
The Qibla direction from Inangatan, Eastern Visayas, Philippines is 290.2° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Inangatan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Inangatan from Mecca?
The distance from Inangatan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,009 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Inangatan?
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 Inangatan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Inangatan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Inangatan is 290.2° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Inangatan
The Qibla direction from Inangatan, Eastern Visayas, Philippines is 290.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,009 km (5,598 miles) away. Geographically, Inangatan 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 Inangatan, this means facing west-northwest (290.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Inangatan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.2°), 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 277.2° from Inangatan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.2°.
Using a compass in Inangatan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Inangatan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.2° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.