Águas da Prata Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Águas da Prata, São Paulo, Brazil
Qibla Details for Águas da Prata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Águas da Prata?
The Qibla direction from Águas da Prata, São Paulo, Brazil is 68.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Águas da Prata should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Águas da Prata from Mecca?
The distance from Águas da Prata to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,554 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Águas da Prata?
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 Águas da Prata, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Águas da Prata?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Águas da Prata is 68.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Águas da Prata
The Qibla direction from Águas da Prata, São Paulo, Brazil is 68.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,554 km (6,558 miles) away. Geographically, Águas da Prata 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 Águas da Prata, this means facing east-northeast (68.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Águas da Prata
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68.8°), 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 62.8° from Águas da Prata. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.8°.
Using a compass in Águas da Prata
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Águas da Prata. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 68.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.