Juatuba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Juatuba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Juatuba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Juatuba?
The Qibla direction from Juatuba, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Juatuba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Juatuba from Mecca?
The distance from Juatuba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,247 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Juatuba?
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 Juatuba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Juatuba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Juatuba is 67.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Juatuba
The Qibla direction from Juatuba, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,247 km (6,367 miles) away. Geographically, Juatuba 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 Juatuba, this means facing east-northeast (67.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Juatuba
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 63.3° from Juatuba. 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 Juatuba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Juatuba. 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.