Restinga Sêca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Restinga Sêca, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Qibla Details for Restinga Sêca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Restinga Sêca?
The Qibla direction from Restinga Sêca, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Restinga Sêca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Restinga Sêca from Mecca?
The distance from Restinga Sêca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,475 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Restinga Sêca?
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 Restinga Sêca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Restinga Sêca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Restinga Sêca is 72.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Restinga Sêca
The Qibla direction from Restinga Sêca, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 72.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,475 km (7,130 miles) away. Geographically, Restinga Sêca 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 Restinga Sêca, this means facing east-northeast (72.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Restinga Sêca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.6°), 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 60.3° from Restinga Sêca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.6°.
Using a compass in Restinga Sêca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Restinga Sêca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.