Central do Maranhão Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Central do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil

Qibla: 68.3° ENE
Distance: 9,559 km
Coords: -2.26°, -44.84°
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Central do Maranhão
68.3°
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9,559 km

Qibla Details for Central do Maranhão

Qibla Angle68.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing74.1°
Distance to Kaaba9,559 km / 5,940 mi
RegionMaranhão
Latitude-2.2552°
Longitude-44.8410°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Central do Maranhão?

The Qibla direction from Central do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil is 68.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Central do Maranhão should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Central do Maranhão from Mecca?

The distance from Central do Maranhão to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,559 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Central 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 Central do Maranhão, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Central do Maranhão?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Central do Maranhão is 68.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 74.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Central do Maranhão

The Qibla direction from Central do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil is 68.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,559 km (5,940 miles) away. Geographically, Central 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 Central do Maranhão, this means facing east-northeast (68.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Central do Maranhão

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68.3°), 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 74.1° from Central do Maranhão. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.3°.

Using a compass in Central 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 Central 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 68.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.