Raposa Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Raposa, Maranhão, Brazil

Qibla: 68° ENE
Distance: 9,667 km
Coords: -6.52°, -44.18°
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Raposa
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9,667 km

Qibla Details for Raposa

Qibla Angle68° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing71.3°
Distance to Kaaba9,667 km / 6,007 mi
RegionMaranhão
Latitude-6.5167°
Longitude-44.1833°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Raposa?

The Qibla direction from Raposa, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Raposa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Raposa from Mecca?

The distance from Raposa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,667 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Raposa?

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 Raposa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Raposa?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Raposa is 68° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Raposa

The Qibla direction from Raposa, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,667 km (6,007 miles) away. Geographically, Raposa 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 Raposa, this means facing east-northeast (68°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Raposa

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 71.3° from Raposa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.

Using a compass in Raposa

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Raposa. 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.