Mỹ Đức Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mỹ Đức, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Qibla Details for Mỹ Đức
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mỹ Đức?
The Qibla direction from Mỹ Đức, Hà Nội, Vietnam is 283.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mỹ Đức should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mỹ Đức from Mecca?
The distance from Mỹ Đức to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,775 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mỹ Đức?
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 Mỹ Đức, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mỹ Đức?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mỹ Đức is 283.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 270.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mỹ Đức
The Qibla direction from Mỹ Đức, Hà Nội, Vietnam is 283.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,775 km (4,210 miles) away. Geographically, Mỹ Đức 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 Mỹ Đức, this means facing west-northwest (283.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mỹ Đức
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.7°), 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 270.7° from Mỹ Đức. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.7°.
Using a compass in Mỹ Đức
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mỹ Đức. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.