Vitória do Mearim Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Vitória do Mearim, Maranhão, Brazil

Qibla: 68.3° ENE
Distance: 9,611 km
Coords: -3.46°, -44.87°
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Vitória do Mearim
68.3°
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9,611 km

Qibla Details for Vitória do Mearim

Qibla Angle68.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing73.3°
Distance to Kaaba9,611 km / 5,972 mi
RegionMaranhão
Latitude-3.4622°
Longitude-44.8706°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Vitória do Mearim?

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

How far is Vitória do Mearim from Mecca?

The distance from Vitória do Mearim to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,611 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Vitória do Mearim?

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 Vitória do Mearim, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vitória do Mearim?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vitória do Mearim is 68.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 73.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Vitória do Mearim

The Qibla direction from Vitória do Mearim, Maranhão, Brazil is 68.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,611 km (5,972 miles) away. Geographically, Vitória do Mearim 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 Vitória do Mearim, this means facing east-northeast (68.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vitória do Mearim

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 73.3° from Vitória do Mearim. 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 Vitória do Mearim

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