Tempe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tempe, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Tempe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tempe?
The Qibla direction from Tempe, Arizona, United States is 30.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tempe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tempe from Mecca?
The distance from Tempe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,236 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tempe?
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 Tempe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tempe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tempe is 30.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tempe
The Qibla direction from Tempe, Arizona, United States is 30.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,236 km (8,224 miles) away. Geographically, Tempe 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 Tempe, this means facing north-northeast (30.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tempe
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (30.2°), 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 95.1° from Tempe. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.2°.
Using a compass in Tempe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tempe. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 30.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.