Vargem Alegre Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vargem Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vargem Alegre?
The Qibla direction from Vargem Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vargem Alegre should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vargem Alegre from Mecca?
The distance from Vargem Alegre to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,036 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vargem Alegre?
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 Vargem Alegre, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vargem Alegre?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vargem Alegre is 67.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vargem Alegre
The Qibla direction from Vargem Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil is 67.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,036 km (6,236 miles) away. Geographically, Vargem Alegre 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 Vargem Alegre, this means facing east-northeast (67.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vargem Alegre
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.2°), 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° from Vargem Alegre. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Using a compass in Vargem Alegre
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vargem Alegre. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.