Rawai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rawai, Phuket, Thailand
Qibla Details for Rawai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rawai?
The Qibla direction from Rawai, Phuket, Thailand is 290.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rawai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rawai from Mecca?
The distance from Rawai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,446 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rawai?
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 Rawai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rawai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rawai is 290.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 283.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Rawai
The Qibla direction from Rawai, Phuket, Thailand is 290.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,446 km (4,005 miles) away. Geographically, Rawai 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 Rawai, this means facing west-northwest (290.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rawai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.5°), 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 283.6° from Rawai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.5°.
Using a compass in Rawai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rawai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.