Fenais da Luz Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fenais da Luz, Açores, Portugal
Qibla Details for Fenais da Luz
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fenais da Luz?
The Qibla direction from Fenais da Luz, Açores, Portugal is 86.5° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fenais da Luz should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fenais da Luz from Mecca?
The distance from Fenais da Luz to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,461 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fenais da Luz?
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 Fenais da Luz, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fenais da Luz?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fenais da Luz is 86.5° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fenais da Luz
The Qibla direction from Fenais da Luz, Açores, Portugal is 86.5° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,461 km (4,015 miles) away. Geographically, Fenais da Luz sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Fenais da Luz, this means facing east (86.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fenais da Luz
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (86.5°), 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 106.2° from Fenais da Luz. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.5°.
Using a compass in Fenais da Luz
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fenais da Luz. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 86.5° (east) and shows ALIGNED.