Ponte Nova Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Ponte Nova
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ponte Nova?
The Qibla direction from Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ponte Nova should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ponte Nova from Mecca?
The distance from Ponte Nova to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,128 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ponte Nova?
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 Ponte Nova, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ponte Nova?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ponte Nova is 67.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ponte Nova
The Qibla direction from Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,128 km (6,293 miles) away. Geographically, Ponte Nova 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 Ponte Nova, this means facing east-northeast (67.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ponte Nova
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.5°), 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 62.7° from Ponte Nova. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Using a compass in Ponte Nova
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ponte Nova. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.