Conselheiro Pena Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Conselheiro Pena
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Conselheiro Pena?
The Qibla direction from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Conselheiro Pena should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Conselheiro Pena from Mecca?
The distance from Conselheiro Pena to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,934 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Conselheiro Pena?
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 Conselheiro Pena, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Conselheiro Pena?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Conselheiro Pena is 67° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Conselheiro Pena
The Qibla direction from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,934 km (6,173 miles) away. Geographically, Conselheiro Pena 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 Conselheiro Pena, this means facing east-northeast (67°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Conselheiro Pena
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67°), 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 63° from Conselheiro Pena. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67°.
Using a compass in Conselheiro Pena
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Conselheiro Pena. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.