Arauco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Arauco, La Rioja, Argentina
Qibla Details for Arauco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Arauco?
The Qibla direction from Arauco, La Rioja, Argentina is 77.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Arauco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Arauco from Mecca?
The distance from Arauco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,703 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Arauco?
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 Arauco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Arauco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Arauco is 77.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 64.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Arauco
The Qibla direction from Arauco, La Rioja, Argentina is 77.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,703 km (7,893 miles) away. Geographically, Arauco 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 Arauco, this means facing east-northeast (77.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Arauco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (77.8°), 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 64.1° from Arauco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.8°.
Using a compass in Arauco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Arauco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 77.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.