Santo Afonso Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Qibla Details for Santo Afonso
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santo Afonso?
The Qibla direction from Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso, Brazil is 70.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santo Afonso should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santo Afonso from Mecca?
The distance from Santo Afonso to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,332 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santo Afonso?
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 Santo Afonso, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santo Afonso?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santo Afonso is 70.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santo Afonso
The Qibla direction from Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso, Brazil is 70.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,332 km (7,041 miles) away. Geographically, Santo Afonso 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 Santo Afonso, this means facing east-northeast (70.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santo Afonso
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.6°), 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 69.4° from Santo Afonso. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
Using a compass in Santo Afonso
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santo Afonso. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.