Caucete Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Caucete, San Juan, Argentina
Qibla Details for Caucete
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Caucete?
The Qibla direction from Caucete, San Juan, Argentina is 79.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Caucete should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Caucete from Mecca?
The distance from Caucete to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,910 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Caucete?
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 Caucete, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Caucete?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Caucete is 79.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 79.8°.
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Qibla: 79.8°
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Qibla: 80.2°
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Qibla: 79.8°
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Qibla: 79.7°
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Qibla: 79.5°
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Qibla: 80.4°
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Qibla: 79.9°
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Qibla: 79.4°
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Qibla: 79.8°
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Qibla: 79.2°
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Qibla: 79.4°
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Qibla: 79.9°
Finding Qibla Direction in Caucete
The Qibla direction from Caucete, San Juan, Argentina is 79.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,910 km (8,022 miles) away. Geographically, Caucete sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Caucete, this means facing east (79.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Caucete
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (79.8°), 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 62.9° from Caucete. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 79.8°.
Using a compass in Caucete
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Caucete. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 79.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.