Nova Candelária Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nova Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Qibla Details for Nova Candelária
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nova Candelária?
The Qibla direction from Nova Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nova Candelária should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nova Candelária from Mecca?
The distance from Nova Candelária to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,473 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nova 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 Nova Candelária, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nova Candelária?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nova Candelária is 72.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nova Candelária
The Qibla direction from Nova Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,473 km (7,129 miles) away. Geographically, Nova 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 Nova Candelária, this means facing east-northeast (72.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nova Candelária
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.4°), 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 61.7° from Nova Candelária. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.4°.
Using a compass in Nova 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 Nova 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 72.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.