Mara Rosa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mara Rosa, Goiás, Brazil
Qibla Details for Mara Rosa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mara Rosa?
The Qibla direction from Mara Rosa, Goiás, Brazil is 69° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mara Rosa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mara Rosa from Mecca?
The distance from Mara Rosa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,505 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mara Rosa?
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 Mara Rosa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mara Rosa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mara Rosa is 69° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mara Rosa
The Qibla direction from Mara Rosa, Goiás, Brazil is 69° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,505 km (6,528 miles) away. Geographically, Mara Rosa 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 Mara Rosa, this means facing east-northeast (69°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mara Rosa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69°), 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 68° from Mara Rosa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
Using a compass in Mara Rosa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mara Rosa. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.