Fagundes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fagundes, Paraíba, Brazil
Qibla Details for Fagundes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fagundes?
The Qibla direction from Fagundes, Paraíba, Brazil is 66.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fagundes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fagundes from Mecca?
The distance from Fagundes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,846 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fagundes?
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 Fagundes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fagundes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fagundes is 66.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fagundes
The Qibla direction from Fagundes, Paraíba, Brazil is 66.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,846 km (5,497 miles) away. Geographically, Fagundes 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 Fagundes, this means facing east-northeast (66.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fagundes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.5°), 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 68.8° from Fagundes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Using a compass in Fagundes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fagundes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.