Ponce Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
Qibla Details for Ponce
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ponce?
The Qibla direction from Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ponce should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ponce from Mecca?
The distance from Ponce to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,900 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ponce?
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 Ponce, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ponce?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ponce is 64.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ponce
The Qibla direction from Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,900 km (6,773 miles) away. Geographically, Ponce sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Ponce, this means facing east-northeast (64.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ponce
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.3°), 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 88° from Ponce. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.3°.
Using a compass in Ponce
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ponce. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.