Faria Lemos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Faria Lemos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Faria Lemos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Faria Lemos?
The Qibla direction from Faria Lemos, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Faria Lemos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Faria Lemos from Mecca?
The distance from Faria Lemos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,059 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Faria Lemos?
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 Faria Lemos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Faria Lemos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Faria Lemos is 67.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Faria Lemos
The Qibla direction from Faria Lemos, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,059 km (6,250 miles) away. Geographically, Faria Lemos 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 Faria Lemos, this means facing east-northeast (67.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Faria Lemos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.2°), 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 62.2° from Faria Lemos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Using a compass in Faria Lemos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Faria Lemos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.