Kanab Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kanab, Utah, United States
Qibla Details for Kanab
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kanab?
The Qibla direction from Kanab, Utah, United States is 28.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kanab should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kanab from Mecca?
The distance from Kanab to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,911 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kanab?
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 Kanab, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kanab?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kanab is 28.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kanab
The Qibla direction from Kanab, Utah, United States is 28.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,911 km (8,023 miles) away. Geographically, Kanab 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 Kanab, this means facing north-northeast (28.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kanab
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.7°), 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 96.7° from Kanab. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.7°.
Using a compass in Kanab
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kanab. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 28.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.