Cité de Pêcheurs Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cité de Pêcheurs, Other, Réunion
Qibla Details for Cité de Pêcheurs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cité de Pêcheurs?
The Qibla direction from Cité de Pêcheurs, Other, Réunion is 339.5° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cité de Pêcheurs should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cité de Pêcheurs from Mecca?
The distance from Cité de Pêcheurs to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,032 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cité de Pêcheurs?
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 Cité de Pêcheurs, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cité de Pêcheurs?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cité de Pêcheurs is 339.5° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 340.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cité de Pêcheurs
The Qibla direction from Cité de Pêcheurs, Other, Réunion is 339.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,032 km (3,127 miles) away. Geographically, Cité de Pêcheurs sits to the south-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Cité de Pêcheurs, this means facing north-northwest (339.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cité de Pêcheurs
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (339.5°), 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 340.5° from Cité de Pêcheurs. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.5°.
Using a compass in Cité de Pêcheurs
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cité de Pêcheurs. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 339.5° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.