Carlsbad Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carlsbad, California, United States
Qibla Details for Carlsbad
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carlsbad?
The Qibla direction from Carlsbad, California, United States is 25° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carlsbad should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carlsbad from Mecca?
The distance from Carlsbad to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,496 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carlsbad?
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 Carlsbad, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carlsbad?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carlsbad is 25° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Carlsbad
The Qibla direction from Carlsbad, California, United States is 25° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,496 km (8,386 miles) away. Geographically, Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad, this means facing north-northeast (25°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carlsbad
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25°), 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 94.8° from Carlsbad. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25°.
Using a compass in Carlsbad
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carlsbad. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 25° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.