Alderetes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alderetes, Tucumán, Argentina
Qibla Details for Alderetes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alderetes?
The Qibla direction from Alderetes, Tucumán, Argentina is 76.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alderetes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alderetes from Mecca?
The distance from Alderetes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,500 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alderetes?
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 Alderetes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alderetes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alderetes is 76.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 64.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Alderetes
The Qibla direction from Alderetes, Tucumán, Argentina is 76.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,500 km (7,767 miles) away. Geographically, Alderetes 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 Alderetes, this means facing east-northeast (76.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alderetes
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 64.6° from Alderetes. 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 Alderetes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alderetes. 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.