Cafayate Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cafayate, Salta, Argentina
Qibla Details for Cafayate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cafayate?
The Qibla direction from Cafayate, Salta, Argentina is 76.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cafayate should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cafayate from Mecca?
The distance from Cafayate to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,548 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cafayate?
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 Cafayate, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cafayate?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cafayate is 76.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.4°.
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Qibla: 75.3°
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Qibla: 75.8°
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Qibla: 75.5°
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cafayate
The Qibla direction from Cafayate, Salta, Argentina is 76.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,548 km (7,797 miles) away. Geographically, Cafayate 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 Cafayate, this means facing east-northeast (76.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cafayate
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (76.4°), 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 65.1° from Cafayate. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.4°.
Using a compass in Cafayate
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cafayate. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 76.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.