Ba Vì Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ba Vì, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Qibla Details for Ba Vì
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ba Vì?
The Qibla direction from Ba Vì, Hà Nội, Vietnam is 283.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ba Vì should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ba Vì from Mecca?
The distance from Ba Vì to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,728 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ba Vì?
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 Ba Vì, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ba Vì?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ba Vì is 283.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 270.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ba Vì
The Qibla direction from Ba Vì, Hà Nội, Vietnam is 283.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,728 km (4,181 miles) away. Geographically, Ba Vì sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Ba Vì, this means facing west-northwest (283.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ba Vì
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.3°), 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 270.3° from Ba Vì. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.
Using a compass in Ba Vì
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ba Vì. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.