Iraceminha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Iraceminha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Iraceminha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Iraceminha?
The Qibla direction from Iraceminha, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 72° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Iraceminha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Iraceminha from Mecca?
The distance from Iraceminha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,372 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Iraceminha?
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 Iraceminha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Iraceminha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Iraceminha is 72° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Iraceminha
The Qibla direction from Iraceminha, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 72° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,372 km (7,066 miles) away. Geographically, Iraceminha 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 Iraceminha, this means facing east-northeast (72°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Iraceminha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72°), 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 Iraceminha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72°.
Using a compass in Iraceminha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Iraceminha. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.