Santa Maria do Cambucá Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Maria do Cambucá, Pernambuco, Brazil
Qibla Details for Santa Maria do Cambucá
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Maria do Cambucá?
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria do Cambucá, Pernambuco, Brazil is 66.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Maria do Cambucá should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Maria do Cambucá from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Maria do Cambucá to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,877 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Maria do Cambucá?
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 Santa Maria do Cambucá, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Maria do Cambucá?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Maria do Cambucá is 66.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Maria do Cambucá
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria do Cambucá, Pernambuco, Brazil is 66.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,877 km (5,516 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Maria do Cambucá 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 Santa Maria do Cambucá, this means facing east-northeast (66.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Maria do Cambucá
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.5°), 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 68.5° from Santa Maria do Cambucá. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Using a compass in Santa Maria do Cambucá
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Maria do Cambucá. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.