Descoberto Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Descoberto
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Descoberto?
The Qibla direction from Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Descoberto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Descoberto from Mecca?
The distance from Descoberto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,178 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Descoberto?
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 Descoberto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Descoberto?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Descoberto is 67.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Descoberto
The Qibla direction from Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,178 km (6,324 miles) away. Geographically, Descoberto 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 Descoberto, this means facing east-northeast (67.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Descoberto
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.5°), 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 62.1° from Descoberto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Using a compass in Descoberto
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Descoberto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.