Puerto Rico Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Puerto Rico, Misiones, Argentina
Qibla Details for Puerto Rico
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Puerto Rico?
The Qibla direction from Puerto Rico, Misiones, Argentina is 72.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puerto Rico should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Puerto Rico from Mecca?
The distance from Puerto Rico to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,531 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Puerto Rico?
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 Puerto Rico, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puerto Rico?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puerto Rico is 72.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Puerto Rico
The Qibla direction from Puerto Rico, Misiones, Argentina is 72.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,531 km (7,165 miles) away. Geographically, Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, this means facing east-northeast (72.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puerto Rico
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.6°), 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 62.3° from Puerto Rico. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
Using a compass in Puerto Rico
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puerto Rico. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.