Miraíma Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Miraíma, Ceará, Brazil
Qibla Details for Miraíma
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Miraíma?
The Qibla direction from Miraíma, Ceará, Brazil is 67.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Miraíma should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Miraíma from Mecca?
The distance from Miraíma to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,104 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Miraíma?
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 Miraíma, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Miraíma?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Miraíma is 67.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 72.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Miraíma
The Qibla direction from Miraíma, Ceará, Brazil is 67.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,104 km (5,657 miles) away. Geographically, Miraíma 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 Miraíma, this means facing east-northeast (67.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Miraíma
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.7°), 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 72.3° from Miraíma. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Using a compass in Miraíma
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Miraíma. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.