Água Doce do Maranhão Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Água Doce do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil
Qibla Details for Água Doce do Maranhão
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Água Doce do Maranhão?
The Qibla direction from Água Doce do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil is 68.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Água Doce do Maranhão should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Água Doce do Maranhão from Mecca?
The distance from Água Doce do Maranhão to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,307 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Água Doce do Maranhão?
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 Água Doce do Maranhão, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Água Doce do Maranhão?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Água Doce do Maranhão is 68.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 73.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Água Doce do Maranhão
The Qibla direction from Água Doce do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil is 68.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,307 km (5,783 miles) away. Geographically, Água Doce do Maranhão 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 Água Doce do Maranhão, this means facing east-northeast (68.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Água Doce do Maranhão
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68.1°), 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 73.1° from Água Doce do Maranhão. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.1°.
Using a compass in Água Doce do Maranhão
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Água Doce do Maranhão. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 68.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.