Coronel Xavier Chaves Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Coronel Xavier Chaves, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Coronel Xavier Chaves?
The Qibla direction from Coronel Xavier Chaves, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coronel Xavier Chaves should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Coronel Xavier Chaves from Mecca?
The distance from Coronel Xavier Chaves to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,278 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Coronel Xavier Chaves?
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 Coronel Xavier Chaves, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coronel Xavier Chaves?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coronel Xavier Chaves is 67.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Coronel Xavier Chaves
The Qibla direction from Coronel Xavier Chaves, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,278 km (6,386 miles) away. Geographically, Coronel Xavier Chaves 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 Coronel Xavier Chaves, this means facing east-northeast (67.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coronel Xavier Chaves
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.9°), 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 62.7° from Coronel Xavier Chaves. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Using a compass in Coronel Xavier Chaves
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coronel Xavier Chaves. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.