Balcarce Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Qibla Details for Balcarce
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Balcarce?
The Qibla direction from Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 77.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Balcarce should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Balcarce from Mecca?
The distance from Balcarce to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,202 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Balcarce?
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 Balcarce, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Balcarce?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Balcarce is 77.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 57.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Balcarce
The Qibla direction from Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 77.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,202 km (7,582 miles) away. Geographically, Balcarce sits to the southwest 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 Balcarce, this means facing east-northeast (77.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Balcarce
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (77.6°), 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 57.6° from Balcarce. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.6°.
Using a compass in Balcarce
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Balcarce. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 77.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.