Pasaquina Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pasaquina, La Unión , El Salvador
Qibla Details for Pasaquina
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pasaquina?
The Qibla direction from Pasaquina, La Unión , El Salvador is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pasaquina should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pasaquina from Mecca?
The distance from Pasaquina to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,119 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pasaquina?
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 Pasaquina, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pasaquina?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pasaquina is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pasaquina
The Qibla direction from Pasaquina, La Unión , El Salvador is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,119 km (8,152 miles) away. Geographically, Pasaquina sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Pasaquina, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pasaquina
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.5°), 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 86.3° from Pasaquina. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Using a compass in Pasaquina
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pasaquina. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.