Buchmany Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Buchmany, Poltavska, Ukraine
Qibla Details for Buchmany
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Buchmany?
The Qibla direction from Buchmany, Poltavska, Ukraine is 158.4° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Buchmany should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Buchmany from Mecca?
The distance from Buchmany to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,456 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Buchmany?
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 Buchmany, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Buchmany?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Buchmany is 158.4° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 162.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 158.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Buchmany
The Qibla direction from Buchmany, Poltavska, Ukraine is 158.4° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,456 km (2,147 miles) away. Geographically, Buchmany sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-southeast.
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 Buchmany, this means facing south-southeast (158.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Buchmany
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (158.4°), 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 162.6° from Buchmany. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 158.4°.
Using a compass in Buchmany
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Buchmany. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 158.4° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.