Adrianópolis Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil
Qibla Details for Adrianópolis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Adrianópolis?
The Qibla direction from Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil is 69.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Adrianópolis should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Adrianópolis from Mecca?
The distance from Adrianópolis to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Adrianópolis?
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 Adrianópolis, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Adrianópolis?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Adrianópolis is 69.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Adrianópolis
The Qibla direction from Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil is 69.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,868 km (6,753 miles) away. Geographically, Adrianópolis 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 Adrianópolis, this means facing east-northeast (69.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Adrianópolis
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.9°), 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 61.8° from Adrianópolis. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.9°.
Using a compass in Adrianópolis
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Adrianópolis. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.