Desterro do Melo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Desterro do Melo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Desterro do Melo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Desterro do Melo?
The Qibla direction from Desterro do Melo, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Desterro do Melo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Desterro do Melo from Mecca?
The distance from Desterro do Melo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,217 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Desterro do Melo?
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 Desterro do Melo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Desterro do Melo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Desterro do Melo is 67.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Desterro do Melo
The Qibla direction from Desterro do Melo, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,217 km (6,349 miles) away. Geographically, Desterro do Melo 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 Desterro do Melo, this means facing east-northeast (67.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Desterro do Melo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.7°), 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 62.4° from Desterro do Melo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Using a compass in Desterro do Melo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Desterro do Melo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.