San Cayetano Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Cayetano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Qibla Details for San Cayetano
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Cayetano?
The Qibla direction from San Cayetano, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 78.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Cayetano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Cayetano from Mecca?
The distance from San Cayetano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,333 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Cayetano?
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 San Cayetano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Cayetano?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Cayetano is 78.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 57.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Cayetano
The Qibla direction from San Cayetano, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 78.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,333 km (7,663 miles) away. Geographically, San Cayetano 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 San Cayetano, this means facing east-northeast (78.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Cayetano
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (78.6°), 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 San Cayetano. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.6°.
Using a compass in San Cayetano
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Cayetano. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 78.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.