Matões Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Matões, Maranhão, Brazil
Qibla Details for Matões
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Matões?
The Qibla direction from Matões, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Matões should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Matões from Mecca?
The distance from Matões to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,541 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Matões?
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 Matões, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Matões?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Matões is 68° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Matões
The Qibla direction from Matões, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,541 km (5,929 miles) away. Geographically, Matões 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 Matões, this means facing east-northeast (68°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Matões
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68°), 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 71.8° from Matões. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
Using a compass in Matões
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Matões. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.