Suzano Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil

Qibla: 68.8° ENE
Distance: 10,583 km
Coords: -23.54°, -46.31°
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Suzano
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10,583 km

Qibla Details for Suzano

Qibla Angle68.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing61.8°
Distance to Kaaba10,583 km / 6,576 mi
RegionSão Paulo
Latitude-23.5425°
Longitude-46.3108°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Suzano?

The Qibla direction from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil is 68.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Suzano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Suzano from Mecca?

The distance from Suzano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,583 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Suzano?

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 Suzano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Suzano?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Suzano is 68.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 61.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Suzano

The Qibla direction from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil is 68.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,583 km (6,576 miles) away. Geographically, Suzano 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 Suzano, this means facing east-northeast (68.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Suzano

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 61.8° from Suzano. 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 Suzano

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Suzano. 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.