Dois Córregos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dois Córregos, São Paulo, Brazil
Qibla Details for Dois Córregos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dois Córregos?
The Qibla direction from Dois Córregos, São Paulo, Brazil is 69.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dois Córregos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dois Córregos from Mecca?
The distance from Dois Córregos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,735 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dois Córregos?
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 Dois Córregos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dois Córregos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dois Córregos is 69.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Dois Córregos
The Qibla direction from Dois Córregos, São Paulo, Brazil is 69.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,735 km (6,670 miles) away. Geographically, Dois Córregos 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 Dois Córregos, this means facing east-northeast (69.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dois Córregos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.4°), 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 63° from Dois Córregos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.4°.
Using a compass in Dois Córregos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dois Córregos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.