Candelária Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Qibla Details for Candelária
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Candelária?
The Qibla direction from Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Candelária should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Candelária from Mecca?
The distance from Candelária to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,422 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Candelária?
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 Candelária, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Candelária?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Candelária is 72.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Candelária
The Qibla direction from Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,422 km (7,097 miles) away. Geographically, Candelária 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 Candelária, this means facing east-northeast (72.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Candelária
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.3°), 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 60.2° from Candelária. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Using a compass in Candelária
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Candelária. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.