Caimancito Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Caimancito, Jujuy, Argentina
Qibla Details for Caimancito
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Caimancito?
The Qibla direction from Caimancito, Jujuy, Argentina is 75° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Caimancito should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Caimancito from Mecca?
The distance from Caimancito to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,362 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Caimancito?
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 Caimancito, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Caimancito?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Caimancito is 75° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 66°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Caimancito
The Qibla direction from Caimancito, Jujuy, Argentina is 75° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,362 km (7,681 miles) away. Geographically, Caimancito 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 Caimancito, this means facing east-northeast (75°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Caimancito
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75°), 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 66° from Caimancito. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75°.
Using a compass in Caimancito
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Caimancito. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.