Morada Nova Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Morada Nova, Ceará, Brazil
Qibla Details for Morada Nova
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Morada Nova?
The Qibla direction from Morada Nova, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Morada Nova should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Morada Nova from Mecca?
The distance from Morada Nova to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,012 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Morada Nova?
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 Morada Nova, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Morada Nova?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Morada Nova is 67.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 70.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Morada Nova
The Qibla direction from Morada Nova, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,012 km (5,600 miles) away. Geographically, Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova, this means facing east-northeast (67.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Morada Nova
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.3°), 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 70.9° from Morada Nova. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.3°.
Using a compass in Morada Nova
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Morada Nova. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.