Padre Carvalho Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Padre Carvalho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Padre Carvalho
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Padre Carvalho?
The Qibla direction from Padre Carvalho, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Padre Carvalho should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Padre Carvalho from Mecca?
The distance from Padre Carvalho to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,920 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Padre Carvalho?
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 Padre Carvalho, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Padre Carvalho?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Padre Carvalho is 67.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Padre Carvalho
The Qibla direction from Padre Carvalho, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,920 km (6,164 miles) away. Geographically, Padre Carvalho 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 Padre Carvalho, this means facing east-northeast (67.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Padre Carvalho
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° from Padre Carvalho. 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 Padre Carvalho
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Padre Carvalho. 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.