Puerto Bello Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Puerto Bello, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Qibla Details for Puerto Bello
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Puerto Bello?
The Qibla direction from Puerto Bello, Eastern Visayas, Philippines is 290.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puerto Bello should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Puerto Bello from Mecca?
The distance from Puerto Bello to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,034 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Puerto Bello?
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 Puerto Bello, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puerto Bello?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puerto Bello is 290.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Puerto Bello
The Qibla direction from Puerto Bello, Eastern Visayas, Philippines is 290.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,034 km (5,613 miles) away. Geographically, Puerto Bello 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 Puerto Bello, this means facing west-northwest (290.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puerto Bello
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.3°), 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 277.3° from Puerto Bello. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.3°.
Using a compass in Puerto Bello
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puerto Bello. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.