Nova Lima Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Nova Lima
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nova Lima?
The Qibla direction from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nova Lima should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nova Lima from Mecca?
The distance from Nova Lima to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,200 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nova Lima?
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 Nova Lima, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nova Lima?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nova Lima is 67.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nova Lima
The Qibla direction from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,200 km (6,338 miles) away. Geographically, Nova Lima 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 Nova Lima, this means facing east-northeast (67.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nova Lima
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.8°), 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 63.2° from Nova Lima. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.8°.
Using a compass in Nova Lima
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nova Lima. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.