Monte Azul Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Monte Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Monte Azul
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Monte Azul?
The Qibla direction from Monte Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Monte Azul should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Monte Azul from Mecca?
The distance from Monte Azul to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,917 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Monte Azul?
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 Monte Azul, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Monte Azul?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Monte Azul is 67.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Monte Azul
The Qibla direction from Monte Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,917 km (6,162 miles) away. Geographically, Monte Azul 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 Monte Azul, this means facing east-northeast (67.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Monte Azul
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 65.7° from Monte Azul. 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 Monte Azul
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Monte Azul. 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.