Acauã Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Acauã, Piauí, Brazil
Qibla Details for Acauã
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Acauã?
The Qibla direction from Acauã, Piauí, Brazil is 67.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Acauã should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Acauã from Mecca?
The distance from Acauã to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,409 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Acauã?
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 Acauã, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Acauã?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Acauã is 67.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Acauã
The Qibla direction from Acauã, Piauí, Brazil is 67.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,409 km (5,846 miles) away. Geographically, Acauã sits to the west 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 Acauã, this means facing east-northeast (67.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Acauã
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.4°), 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 69.4° from Acauã. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.4°.
Using a compass in Acauã
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Acauã. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.