Trinité Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Trinité, Réunion, Réunion
Qibla Details for Trinité
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Trinité?
The Qibla direction from Trinité, Réunion, Réunion is 339° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Trinité should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Trinité from Mecca?
The distance from Trinité to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,065 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Trinité?
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 Trinité, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Trinité?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Trinité is 339° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 340°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 339°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Trinité
The Qibla direction from Trinité, Réunion, Réunion is 339° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,065 km (3,147 miles) away. Geographically, Trinité 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 Trinité, this means facing north-northwest (339°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Trinité
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (339°), 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° from Trinité. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 339°.
Using a compass in Trinité
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Trinité. 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° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.