Barra Velha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barra Velha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Barra Velha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barra Velha?
The Qibla direction from Barra Velha, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barra Velha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barra Velha from Mecca?
The distance from Barra Velha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,928 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barra Velha?
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 Barra Velha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barra Velha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barra Velha is 70.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Barra Velha
The Qibla direction from Barra Velha, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,928 km (6,790 miles) away. Geographically, Barra Velha 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 Barra Velha, this means facing east-northeast (70.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barra Velha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.1°), 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 60.7° from Barra Velha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.1°.
Using a compass in Barra Velha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barra Velha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.