Solonópole Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Solonópole, Ceará, Brazil
Qibla Details for Solonópole
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Solonópole?
The Qibla direction from Solonópole, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Solonópole should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Solonópole from Mecca?
The distance from Solonópole to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,111 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Solonópole?
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 Solonópole, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Solonópole?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Solonópole is 67.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 70.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Solonópole
The Qibla direction from Solonópole, Ceará, Brazil is 67.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,111 km (5,661 miles) away. Geographically, Solonópole 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 Solonópole, this means facing east-northeast (67.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Solonópole
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 70.6° from Solonópole. 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 Solonópole
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Solonópole. 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.