Horodets Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Horodets, Poltavska, Ukraine
Qibla Details for Horodets
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Horodets?
The Qibla direction from Horodets, Poltavska, Ukraine is 158.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Horodets should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Horodets from Mecca?
The distance from Horodets to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,482 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Horodets?
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 Horodets, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Horodets?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Horodets is 158.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 163.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 158.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Horodets
The Qibla direction from Horodets, Poltavska, Ukraine is 158.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,482 km (2,164 miles) away. Geographically, Horodets 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 Horodets, this means facing south-southeast (158.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Horodets
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (158.9°), 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 163.1° from Horodets. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 158.9°.
Using a compass in Horodets
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Horodets. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 158.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.