Tomazina Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tomazina, Paraná, Brazil
Qibla Details for Tomazina
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tomazina?
The Qibla direction from Tomazina, Paraná, Brazil is 70.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tomazina should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tomazina from Mecca?
The distance from Tomazina to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,940 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tomazina?
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 Tomazina, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tomazina?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tomazina is 70.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Tomazina
The Qibla direction from Tomazina, Paraná, Brazil is 70.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,940 km (6,798 miles) away. Geographically, Tomazina 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 Tomazina, this means facing east-northeast (70.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tomazina
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 62.7° from Tomazina. 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 Tomazina
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tomazina. 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.