Cocal dos Alves Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cocal dos Alves, Piauí, Brazil
Qibla Details for Cocal dos Alves
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cocal dos Alves?
The Qibla direction from Cocal dos Alves, Piauí, Brazil is 67.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cocal dos Alves should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cocal dos Alves from Mecca?
The distance from Cocal dos Alves to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,264 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cocal dos Alves?
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 Cocal dos Alves, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cocal dos Alves?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cocal dos Alves is 67.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 72.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cocal dos Alves
The Qibla direction from Cocal dos Alves, Piauí, Brazil is 67.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,264 km (5,756 miles) away. Geographically, Cocal dos Alves 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 Cocal dos Alves, this means facing east-northeast (67.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cocal dos Alves
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.9°), 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 72.6° from Cocal dos Alves. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.9°.
Using a compass in Cocal dos Alves
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cocal dos Alves. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.