Yerba Buena Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina

Qibla: 76.5° ENE
Distance: 12,517 km
Coords: -26.82°, -65.32°
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Yerba Buena
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12,517 km

Qibla Details for Yerba Buena

Qibla Angle76.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing64.7°
Distance to Kaaba12,517 km / 7,778 mi
RegionTucumán
Latitude-26.8167°
Longitude-65.3167°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Yerba Buena?

The Qibla direction from Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina is 76.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yerba Buena should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Yerba Buena from Mecca?

The distance from Yerba Buena to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,517 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Yerba Buena?

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 Yerba Buena, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yerba Buena?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yerba Buena is 76.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 64.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Yerba Buena

The Qibla direction from Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina is 76.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,517 km (7,778 miles) away. Geographically, Yerba Buena 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 Yerba Buena, this means facing east-northeast (76.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yerba Buena

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (76.5°), 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 64.7° from Yerba Buena. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.5°.

Using a compass in Yerba Buena

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yerba Buena. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 76.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.