Brotas de Macaúbas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil
Qibla Details for Brotas de Macaúbas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Brotas de Macaúbas?
The Qibla direction from Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil is 67.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brotas de Macaúbas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Brotas de Macaúbas from Mecca?
The distance from Brotas de Macaúbas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,733 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Brotas de Macaúbas?
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 Brotas de Macaúbas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brotas de Macaúbas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brotas de Macaúbas is 67.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Brotas de Macaúbas
The Qibla direction from Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil is 67.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,733 km (6,048 miles) away. Geographically, Brotas de Macaúbas 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 Brotas de Macaúbas, this means facing east-northeast (67.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brotas de Macaúbas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.4°), 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 67.5° from Brotas de Macaúbas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Using a compass in Brotas de Macaúbas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brotas de Macaúbas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.