Morro do Pilar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Morro do Pilar, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Morro do Pilar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Morro do Pilar?
The Qibla direction from Morro do Pilar, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Morro do Pilar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Morro do Pilar from Mecca?
The distance from Morro do Pilar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,125 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Morro do Pilar?
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 Morro do Pilar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Morro do Pilar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Morro do Pilar is 67.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Morro do Pilar
The Qibla direction from Morro do Pilar, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,125 km (6,291 miles) away. Geographically, Morro do Pilar 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 Morro do Pilar, this means facing east-northeast (67.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Morro do Pilar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.6°), 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 63.5° from Morro do Pilar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.6°.
Using a compass in Morro do Pilar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Morro do Pilar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.