Paraopeba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Paraopeba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Paraopeba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Paraopeba?
The Qibla direction from Paraopeba, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paraopeba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Paraopeba from Mecca?
The distance from Paraopeba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,229 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Paraopeba?
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 Paraopeba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paraopeba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paraopeba is 67.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Paraopeba
The Qibla direction from Paraopeba, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,229 km (6,356 miles) away. Geographically, Paraopeba 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 Paraopeba, this means facing east-northeast (67.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paraopeba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.9°), 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 63.7° from Paraopeba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Using a compass in Paraopeba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paraopeba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.