Porto Acre Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Porto Acre, Acre, Brazil
Qibla Details for Porto Acre
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Porto Acre?
The Qibla direction from Porto Acre, Acre, Brazil is 70.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Porto Acre should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Porto Acre from Mecca?
The distance from Porto Acre to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,223 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Porto Acre?
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 Porto Acre, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Porto Acre?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Porto Acre is 70.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 73.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Porto Acre
The Qibla direction from Porto Acre, Acre, Brazil is 70.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,223 km (7,595 miles) away. Geographically, Porto Acre 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 Porto Acre, this means facing east-northeast (70.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Porto Acre
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.6°), 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 73.6° from Porto Acre. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
Using a compass in Porto Acre
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Porto Acre. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.