Chapadão do Céu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chapadão do Céu, Goiás, Brazil
Qibla Details for Chapadão do Céu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chapadão do Céu?
The Qibla direction from Chapadão do Céu, Goiás, Brazil is 70.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chapadão do Céu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chapadão do Céu from Mecca?
The distance from Chapadão do Céu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,992 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chapadão do Céu?
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 Chapadão do Céu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chapadão do Céu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chapadão do Céu is 70.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 66.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Chapadão do Céu
The Qibla direction from Chapadão do Céu, Goiás, Brazil is 70.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,992 km (6,830 miles) away. Geographically, Chapadão do Céu 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 Chapadão do Céu, this means facing east-northeast (70.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chapadão do Céu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.2°), 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 66.3° from Chapadão do Céu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.2°.
Using a compass in Chapadão do Céu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chapadão do Céu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.