Mirim Doce Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mirim Doce, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Mirim Doce
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mirim Doce?
The Qibla direction from Mirim Doce, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mirim Doce should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mirim Doce from Mecca?
The distance from Mirim Doce to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,089 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mirim Doce?
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 Mirim Doce, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mirim Doce?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mirim Doce is 70.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mirim Doce
The Qibla direction from Mirim Doce, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,089 km (6,890 miles) away. Geographically, Mirim Doce 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 Mirim Doce, this means facing east-northeast (70.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mirim Doce
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 60.9° from Mirim Doce. 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 Mirim Doce
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mirim Doce. 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.