Xexéu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Xexéu, Pernambuco, Brazil
Qibla Details for Xexéu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Xexéu?
The Qibla direction from Xexéu, Pernambuco, Brazil is 66.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Xexéu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Xexéu from Mecca?
The distance from Xexéu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,900 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Xexéu?
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 Xexéu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Xexéu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Xexéu is 66.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Xexéu
The Qibla direction from Xexéu, Pernambuco, Brazil is 66.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,900 km (5,530 miles) away. Geographically, Xexéu 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 Xexéu, this means facing east-northeast (66.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Xexéu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.2°), 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 67.8° from Xexéu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.2°.
Using a compass in Xexéu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Xexéu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.