Pedra do Anta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pedra do Anta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Pedra do Anta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pedra do Anta?
The Qibla direction from Pedra do Anta, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pedra do Anta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pedra do Anta from Mecca?
The distance from Pedra do Anta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,117 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pedra do Anta?
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 Pedra do Anta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pedra do Anta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pedra do Anta is 67.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pedra do Anta
The Qibla direction from Pedra do Anta, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,117 km (6,286 miles) away. Geographically, Pedra do Anta 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 Pedra do Anta, this means facing east-northeast (67.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pedra do Anta
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 62.5° from Pedra do Anta. 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 Pedra do Anta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pedra do Anta. 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.