Yang Talat Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Yang Talat, Kalasin, Thailand

Qibla: 285.6° WNW
Distance: 6,672 km
Coords: 16.40°, 103.37°
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Yang Talat
285.6°
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6,672 km

Qibla Details for Yang Talat

Qibla Angle285.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing274.8°
Distance to Kaaba6,672 km / 4,146 mi
RegionKalasin
Latitude16.3998°
Longitude103.3679°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Yang Talat?

The Qibla direction from Yang Talat, Kalasin, Thailand is 285.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yang Talat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Yang Talat from Mecca?

The distance from Yang Talat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,672 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Yang Talat?

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 Yang Talat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yang Talat?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yang Talat is 285.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Yang Talat

The Qibla direction from Yang Talat, Kalasin, Thailand is 285.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,672 km (4,146 miles) away. Geographically, Yang Talat 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 Yang Talat, this means facing west-northwest (285.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yang Talat

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (285.6°), 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 274.8° from Yang Talat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.6°.

Using a compass in Yang Talat

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yang Talat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 285.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.