Mandirituba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mandirituba, Paraná, Brazil
Qibla Details for Mandirituba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mandirituba?
The Qibla direction from Mandirituba, Paraná, Brazil is 70.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mandirituba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mandirituba from Mecca?
The distance from Mandirituba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,959 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mandirituba?
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 Mandirituba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mandirituba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mandirituba is 70.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mandirituba
The Qibla direction from Mandirituba, Paraná, Brazil is 70.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,959 km (6,810 miles) away. Geographically, Mandirituba 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 Mandirituba, this means facing east-northeast (70.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mandirituba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.2°), 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 61.3° from Mandirituba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.2°.
Using a compass in Mandirituba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mandirituba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.