Coronel Martins Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Coronel Martins, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Coronel Martins
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Coronel Martins?
The Qibla direction from Coronel Martins, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 71.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coronel Martins should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Coronel Martins from Mecca?
The distance from Coronel Martins to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,300 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Coronel Martins?
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 Coronel Martins, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coronel Martins?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coronel Martins is 71.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Coronel Martins
The Qibla direction from Coronel Martins, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 71.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,300 km (7,021 miles) away. Geographically, Coronel Martins 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 Coronel Martins, this means facing east-northeast (71.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coronel Martins
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.6°), 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 61.9° from Coronel Martins. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.6°.
Using a compass in Coronel Martins
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coronel Martins. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.