Lasky Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lasky, Poltavska, Ukraine
Qibla Details for Lasky
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lasky?
The Qibla direction from Lasky, Poltavska, Ukraine is 160.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lasky should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lasky from Mecca?
The distance from Lasky to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,454 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lasky?
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 Lasky, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lasky?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lasky is 160.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 164°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 160.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lasky
The Qibla direction from Lasky, Poltavska, Ukraine is 160.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,454 km (2,146 miles) away. Geographically, Lasky 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 Lasky, this means facing south-southeast (160.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lasky
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (160.1°), 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 164° from Lasky. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 160.1°.
Using a compass in Lasky
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lasky. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 160.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.