Palhano Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Palhano, Ceará, Brazil
Qibla Details for Palhano
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Palhano?
The Qibla direction from Palhano, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Palhano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Palhano from Mecca?
The distance from Palhano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,960 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Palhano?
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 Palhano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Palhano?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Palhano is 67.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Palhano
The Qibla direction from Palhano, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,960 km (5,567 miles) away. Geographically, Palhano 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 Palhano, this means facing east-northeast (67.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Palhano
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 71.1° from Palhano. 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 Palhano
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Palhano. 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.