Coronel Rosales Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Coronel Rosales, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Qibla Details for Coronel Rosales
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Coronel Rosales?
The Qibla direction from Coronel Rosales, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 79.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coronel Rosales should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Coronel Rosales from Mecca?
The distance from Coronel Rosales to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,501 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Coronel Rosales?
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 Coronel Rosales, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coronel Rosales?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coronel Rosales is 79.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 57.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 79.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Coronel Rosales
The Qibla direction from Coronel Rosales, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 79.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,501 km (7,768 miles) away. Geographically, Coronel Rosales sits to the southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Coronel Rosales, this means facing east (79.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coronel Rosales
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (79.8°), 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 57.8° from Coronel Rosales. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 79.8°.
Using a compass in Coronel Rosales
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coronel Rosales. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 79.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.