Itagi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Itagi, Bahia, Brazil
Qibla Details for Itagi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Itagi?
The Qibla direction from Itagi, Bahia, Brazil is 66.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Itagi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Itagi from Mecca?
The distance from Itagi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,572 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Itagi?
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 Itagi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Itagi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Itagi is 66.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Itagi
The Qibla direction from Itagi, Bahia, Brazil is 66.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,572 km (5,948 miles) away. Geographically, Itagi 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 Itagi, this means facing east-northeast (66.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Itagi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.7°), 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 65.6° from Itagi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.7°.
Using a compass in Itagi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Itagi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.