Cotia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil
Qibla Details for Cotia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cotia?
The Qibla direction from Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil is 69° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cotia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cotia from Mecca?
The distance from Cotia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,644 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cotia?
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 Cotia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cotia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cotia is 69° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cotia
The Qibla direction from Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil is 69° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,644 km (6,614 miles) away. Geographically, Cotia 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 Cotia, this means facing east-northeast (69°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cotia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69°), 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 Cotia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
Using a compass in Cotia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cotia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.