Presidente Castello Branco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Presidente Castello Branco, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Qibla Details for Presidente Castello Branco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Presidente Castello Branco?
The Qibla direction from Presidente Castello Branco, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 71.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Presidente Castello Branco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Presidente Castello Branco from Mecca?
The distance from Presidente Castello Branco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,240 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Presidente Castello Branco?
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 Presidente Castello Branco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Presidente Castello Branco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Presidente Castello Branco is 71.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Presidente Castello Branco
The Qibla direction from Presidente Castello Branco, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 71.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,240 km (6,984 miles) away. Geographically, Presidente Castello Branco 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 Presidente Castello Branco, this means facing east-northeast (71.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Presidente Castello Branco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.4°), 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 61.2° from Presidente Castello Branco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.4°.
Using a compass in Presidente Castello Branco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Presidente Castello Branco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.