Rio Tuba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rio Tuba, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Qibla Details for Rio Tuba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rio Tuba?
The Qibla direction from Rio Tuba, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is 290° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rio Tuba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rio Tuba from Mecca?
The distance from Rio Tuba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,396 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rio Tuba?
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 Rio Tuba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rio Tuba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rio Tuba is 290° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 279.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rio Tuba
The Qibla direction from Rio Tuba, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is 290° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,396 km (5,217 miles) away. Geographically, Rio Tuba 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 Rio Tuba, this means facing west-northwest (290°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rio Tuba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290°), 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 279.8° from Rio Tuba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290°.
Using a compass in Rio Tuba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rio Tuba. 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° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.