Nordestina Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nordestina, Bahia, Brazil
Qibla Details for Nordestina
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nordestina?
The Qibla direction from Nordestina, Bahia, Brazil is 66.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nordestina should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nordestina from Mecca?
The distance from Nordestina to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,373 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nordestina?
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 Nordestina, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nordestina?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nordestina is 66.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nordestina
The Qibla direction from Nordestina, Bahia, Brazil is 66.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,373 km (5,824 miles) away. Geographically, Nordestina 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 Nordestina, this means facing east-northeast (66.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nordestina
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.8°), 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 Nordestina. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.8°.
Using a compass in Nordestina
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nordestina. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.