Ceres Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
Qibla Details for Ceres
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ceres?
The Qibla direction from Ceres, Goiás, Brazil is 69.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ceres should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ceres from Mecca?
The distance from Ceres to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,580 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ceres?
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 Ceres, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ceres?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ceres is 69.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ceres
The Qibla direction from Ceres, Goiás, Brazil is 69.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,580 km (6,574 miles) away. Geographically, Ceres 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 Ceres, this means facing east-northeast (69.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ceres
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.1°), 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 67.3° from Ceres. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.1°.
Using a compass in Ceres
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ceres. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.