Guareí Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Guareí, São Paulo, Brazil
Qibla Details for Guareí
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Guareí?
The Qibla direction from Guareí, São Paulo, Brazil is 69.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Guareí should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Guareí from Mecca?
The distance from Guareí to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,759 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Guareí?
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 Guareí, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Guareí?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Guareí is 69.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Guareí
The Qibla direction from Guareí, São Paulo, Brazil is 69.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,759 km (6,685 miles) away. Geographically, Guareí 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 Guareí, this means facing east-northeast (69.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Guareí
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.5°), 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 62.4° from Guareí. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.5°.
Using a compass in Guareí
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Guareí. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.