Parecis Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Parecis, Rondônia, Brazil

Qibla: 70.8° ENE
Distance: 11,653 km
Coords: -12.29°, -61.32°
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Qibla Details for Parecis

Qibla Angle70.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing71.3°
Distance to Kaaba11,653 km / 7,241 mi
RegionRondônia
Latitude-12.2866°
Longitude-61.3166°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Parecis?

The Qibla direction from Parecis, Rondônia, Brazil is 70.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Parecis should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Parecis from Mecca?

The distance from Parecis to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,653 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Parecis?

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 Parecis, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Parecis?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Parecis is 70.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Parecis

The Qibla direction from Parecis, Rondônia, Brazil is 70.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,653 km (7,241 miles) away. Geographically, Parecis 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 Parecis, this means facing east-northeast (70.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Parecis

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.8°), 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 71.3° from Parecis. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.8°.

Using a compass in Parecis

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Parecis. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.