Ban Phru Nai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ban Phru Nai, Phangnga, Thailand
Qibla Details for Ban Phru Nai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ban Phru Nai?
The Qibla direction from Ban Phru Nai, Phangnga, Thailand is 290.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ban Phru Nai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ban Phru Nai from Mecca?
The distance from Ban Phru Nai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,466 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ban Phru Nai?
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 Ban Phru Nai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ban Phru Nai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ban Phru Nai is 290.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 283.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ban Phru Nai
The Qibla direction from Ban Phru Nai, Phangnga, Thailand is 290.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,466 km (4,018 miles) away. Geographically, Ban Phru Nai 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 Ban Phru Nai, this means facing west-northwest (290.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ban Phru Nai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.3°), 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 283.4° from Ban Phru Nai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.3°.
Using a compass in Ban Phru Nai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ban Phru Nai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.