Esperança Nova Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Esperança Nova, Paraná, Brazil
Qibla Details for Esperança Nova
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Esperança Nova?
The Qibla direction from Esperança Nova, Paraná, Brazil is 71.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Esperança Nova should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Esperança Nova from Mecca?
The distance from Esperança Nova to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,307 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Esperança Nova?
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 Esperança Nova, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Esperança Nova?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Esperança Nova is 71.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Esperança Nova
The Qibla direction from Esperança Nova, Paraná, Brazil is 71.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,307 km (7,026 miles) away. Geographically, Esperança Nova 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 Esperança Nova, this means facing east-northeast (71.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Esperança Nova
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.5°), 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 63.7° from Esperança Nova. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.5°.
Using a compass in Esperança Nova
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Esperança Nova. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.