Rio dos Índios Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rio dos Índios, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Qibla Details for Rio dos Índios
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rio dos Índios?
The Qibla direction from Rio dos Índios, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 71.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rio dos Índios should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rio dos Índios from Mecca?
The distance from Rio dos Índios to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,344 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rio dos Índios?
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 Rio dos Índios, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rio dos Índios?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rio dos Índios is 71.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rio dos Índios
The Qibla direction from Rio dos Índios, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 71.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,344 km (7,049 miles) away. Geographically, Rio dos Índios 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 Rio dos Índios, this means facing east-northeast (71.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rio dos Índios
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.9°), 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 61.5° from Rio dos Índios. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.9°.
Using a compass in Rio dos Índios
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rio dos Índios. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.