Lastro Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lastro, Paraíba, Brazil
Qibla Details for Lastro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lastro?
The Qibla direction from Lastro, Paraíba, Brazil is 67.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lastro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lastro from Mecca?
The distance from Lastro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,055 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lastro?
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 Lastro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lastro?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lastro is 67.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lastro
The Qibla direction from Lastro, Paraíba, Brazil is 67.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,055 km (5,627 miles) away. Geographically, Lastro sits to the west 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 Lastro, this means facing east-northeast (67.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lastro
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.1°), 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 69.9° from Lastro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.1°.
Using a compass in Lastro
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lastro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.