Morro da Fumaça Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Morro da Fumaça, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Morro da Fumaça
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Morro da Fumaça?
The Qibla direction from Morro da Fumaça, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Morro da Fumaça should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Morro da Fumaça from Mecca?
The distance from Morro da Fumaça to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,053 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Morro da Fumaça?
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 Morro da Fumaça, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Morro da Fumaça?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Morro da Fumaça is 70.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 59.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Morro da Fumaça
The Qibla direction from Morro da Fumaça, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 70.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,053 km (6,868 miles) away. Geographically, Morro da Fumaça 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 Morro da Fumaça, this means facing east-northeast (70.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Morro da Fumaça
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70.6°), 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 59.8° from Morro da Fumaça. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70.6°.
Using a compass in Morro da Fumaça
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Morro da Fumaça. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.