Poconé Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Qibla Details for Poconé
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Poconé?
The Qibla direction from Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil is 70.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Poconé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Poconé from Mecca?
The distance from Poconé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,320 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Poconé?
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 Poconé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Poconé?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Poconé is 70.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Poconé
The Qibla direction from Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil is 70.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,320 km (7,034 miles) away. Geographically, Poconé sits to the west-southwest 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 Poconé, this means facing east-northeast (70.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Poconé
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.8°), 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 68.3° from Poconé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.8°.
Using a compass in Poconé
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Poconé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.