San Cosme Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Cosme, Corrientes, Argentina
Qibla Details for San Cosme
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Cosme?
The Qibla direction from San Cosme, Corrientes, Argentina is 74.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Cosme should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Cosme from Mecca?
The distance from San Cosme to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,881 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Cosme?
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 Cosme, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Cosme?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Cosme is 74.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Cosme
The Qibla direction from San Cosme, Corrientes, Argentina is 74.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,881 km (7,383 miles) away. Geographically, San Cosme 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 San Cosme, this means facing east-northeast (74.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Cosme
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (74.1°), 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 62.9° from San Cosme. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.1°.
Using a compass in San Cosme
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 Cosme. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 74.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.