Alta Gracia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina
Qibla Details for Alta Gracia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alta Gracia?
The Qibla direction from Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina is 78.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alta Gracia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alta Gracia from Mecca?
The distance from Alta Gracia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,552 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alta Gracia?
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 Alta Gracia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alta Gracia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alta Gracia is 78.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alta Gracia
The Qibla direction from Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina is 78.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,552 km (7,799 miles) away. Geographically, Alta Gracia sits to the west-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 Alta Gracia, this means facing east-northeast (78.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alta Gracia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (78.1°), 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 62° from Alta Gracia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 78.1°.
Using a compass in Alta Gracia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alta Gracia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 78.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.