Mato Verde Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mato Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Mato Verde
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mato Verde?
The Qibla direction from Mato Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mato Verde should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mato Verde from Mecca?
The distance from Mato Verde to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,911 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mato Verde?
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 Mato Verde, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mato Verde?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mato Verde is 67.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mato Verde
The Qibla direction from Mato Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,911 km (6,158 miles) away. Geographically, Mato Verde 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 Mato Verde, this means facing east-northeast (67.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mato Verde
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.4°), 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 65.6° from Mato Verde. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Using a compass in Mato Verde
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mato Verde. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.