Santana do Riacho Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Qibla Details for Santana do Riacho
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santana do Riacho?
The Qibla direction from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santana do Riacho should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santana do Riacho from Mecca?
The distance from Santana do Riacho to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,150 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santana do Riacho?
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 Santana do Riacho, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santana do Riacho?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santana do Riacho is 67.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santana do Riacho
The Qibla direction from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,150 km (6,307 miles) away. Geographically, Santana do Riacho 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 Santana do Riacho, this means facing east-northeast (67.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santana do Riacho
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.7°), 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 63.6° from Santana do Riacho. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.7°.
Using a compass in Santana do Riacho
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santana do Riacho. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.