Cagayan Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cagayan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Qibla: 290.4° WNW
Distance: 8,567 km
Coords: 6.97°, 118.51°
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Cagayan
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8,567 km

Qibla Details for Cagayan

Qibla Angle290.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing280.8°
Distance to Kaaba8,567 km / 5,323 mi
RegionOriental Mindoro
Latitude6.9747°
Longitude118.5144°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cagayan?

The Qibla direction from Cagayan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is 290.4° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cagayan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cagayan from Mecca?

The distance from Cagayan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,567 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cagayan?

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 Cagayan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cagayan?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cagayan is 290.4° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 280.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cagayan

The Qibla direction from Cagayan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is 290.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,567 km (5,323 miles) away. Geographically, Cagayan 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 Cagayan, this means facing west-northwest (290.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cagayan

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.4°), 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 280.8° from Cagayan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.4°.

Using a compass in Cagayan

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cagayan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.4° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.