Manoel Urbano Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Manoel Urbano, Acre, Brazil
Qibla Details for Manoel Urbano
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Manoel Urbano?
The Qibla direction from Manoel Urbano, Acre, Brazil is 70.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Manoel Urbano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Manoel Urbano from Mecca?
The distance from Manoel Urbano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,346 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Manoel Urbano?
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 Manoel Urbano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Manoel Urbano?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Manoel Urbano is 70.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 74.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Manoel Urbano
The Qibla direction from Manoel Urbano, Acre, Brazil is 70.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,346 km (7,671 miles) away. Geographically, Manoel Urbano sits to the west 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 Manoel Urbano, this means facing east-northeast (70.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Manoel Urbano
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.3°), 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 74.2° from Manoel Urbano. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.3°.
Using a compass in Manoel Urbano
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Manoel Urbano. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.