Santa Lucía Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Lucía, Corrientes, Argentina

Qibla: 74.8° ENE
Distance: 11,985 km
Coords: -28.99°, -59.10°
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Santa Lucía
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11,985 km

Qibla Details for Santa Lucía

Qibla Angle74.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing62.2°
Distance to Kaaba11,985 km / 7,447 mi
RegionCorrientes
Latitude-28.9875°
Longitude-59.1029°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Santa Lucía?

The Qibla direction from Santa Lucía, Corrientes, Argentina is 74.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Lucía should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Santa Lucía from Mecca?

The distance from Santa Lucía to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,985 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Santa Lucía?

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 Santa Lucía, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Lucía?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Lucía is 74.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Lucía

The Qibla direction from Santa Lucía, Corrientes, Argentina is 74.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,985 km (7,447 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Lucía 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 Santa Lucía, this means facing east-northeast (74.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Lucía

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (74.8°), 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 62.2° from Santa Lucía. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.8°.

Using a compass in Santa Lucía

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Lucía. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 74.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.