Berón de Astrada Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Berón de Astrada, Corrientes, Argentina

Qibla: 73.8° ENE
Distance: 11,794 km
Coords: -27.55°, -57.53°
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Berón de Astrada
73.8°
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11,794 km

Qibla Details for Berón de Astrada

Qibla Angle73.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing62.5°
Distance to Kaaba11,794 km / 7,328 mi
RegionCorrientes
Latitude-27.5507°
Longitude-57.5346°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Berón de Astrada?

The Qibla direction from Berón de Astrada, Corrientes, Argentina is 73.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Berón de Astrada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Berón de Astrada from Mecca?

The distance from Berón de Astrada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,794 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Berón de Astrada?

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 Berón de Astrada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Berón de Astrada?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Berón de Astrada is 73.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Berón de Astrada

The Qibla direction from Berón de Astrada, Corrientes, Argentina is 73.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,794 km (7,328 miles) away. Geographically, Berón de Astrada 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 Berón de Astrada, this means facing east-northeast (73.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Berón de Astrada

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.8°), 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 62.5° from Berón de Astrada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.8°.

Using a compass in Berón de Astrada

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Berón de Astrada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.