Occidental Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Occidental, California, United States
Qibla Details for Occidental
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Occidental?
The Qibla direction from Occidental, California, United States is 18.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Occidental should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Occidental from Mecca?
The distance from Occidental to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,138 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Occidental?
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 Occidental, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Occidental?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Occidental is 18.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Occidental
The Qibla direction from Occidental, California, United States is 18.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,138 km (8,164 miles) away. Geographically, Occidental 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 Occidental, this means facing north-northeast (18.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Occidental
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (18.2°), 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 96.9° from Occidental. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.2°.
Using a compass in Occidental
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Occidental. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 18.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.