Quitandinha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quitandinha, Paraná, Brazil
Qibla Details for Quitandinha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quitandinha?
The Qibla direction from Quitandinha, Paraná, Brazil is 70.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quitandinha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quitandinha from Mecca?
The distance from Quitandinha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,978 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quitandinha?
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 Quitandinha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quitandinha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quitandinha is 70.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Quitandinha
The Qibla direction from Quitandinha, Paraná, Brazil is 70.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,978 km (6,821 miles) away. Geographically, Quitandinha 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 Quitandinha, this means facing east-northeast (70.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quitandinha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.3°), 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 61.4° from Quitandinha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.3°.
Using a compass in Quitandinha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quitandinha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.