Saint Johns Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Saint Johns, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Saint Johns
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Saint Johns?
The Qibla direction from Saint Johns, Arizona, United States is 32.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Saint Johns should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Saint Johns from Mecca?
The distance from Saint Johns to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,010 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Saint Johns?
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 Saint Johns, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Saint Johns?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Saint Johns is 32.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Saint Johns
The Qibla direction from Saint Johns, Arizona, United States is 32.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,010 km (8,084 miles) away. Geographically, Saint Johns sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Saint Johns, this means facing north-northeast (32.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Saint Johns
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (32.3°), 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 95.7° from Saint Johns. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.3°.
Using a compass in Saint Johns
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Saint Johns. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 32.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.