Nha Trang Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Qibla Details for Nha Trang
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nha Trang?
The Qibla direction from Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam is 288.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nha Trang should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nha Trang from Mecca?
The distance from Nha Trang to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,408 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nha Trang?
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 Nha Trang, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nha Trang?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nha Trang is 288.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nha Trang
The Qibla direction from Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam is 288.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,408 km (4,603 miles) away. Geographically, Nha Trang sits to the east 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 Nha Trang, this means facing west-northwest (288.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nha Trang
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.3°), 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 277.9° from Nha Trang. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Using a compass in Nha Trang
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nha Trang. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.