San Carlos Centro Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Carlos Centro, Santa Fe, Argentina
Qibla Details for San Carlos Centro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Carlos Centro?
The Qibla direction from San Carlos Centro, Santa Fe, Argentina is 76.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Carlos Centro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Carlos Centro from Mecca?
The distance from San Carlos Centro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,245 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Carlos Centro?
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 San Carlos Centro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Carlos Centro?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Carlos Centro is 76.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Carlos Centro
The Qibla direction from San Carlos Centro, Santa Fe, Argentina is 76.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,245 km (7,609 miles) away. Geographically, San Carlos Centro 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 San Carlos Centro, this means facing east-northeast (76.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Carlos Centro
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (76.6°), 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 61.2° from San Carlos Centro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.6°.
Using a compass in San Carlos Centro
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Carlos Centro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 76.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.