Rabo de Peixe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rabo de Peixe, Açores, Portugal
Qibla Details for Rabo de Peixe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rabo de Peixe?
The Qibla direction from Rabo de Peixe, Açores, Portugal is 86.5° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rabo de Peixe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rabo de Peixe from Mecca?
The distance from Rabo de Peixe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,456 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rabo de Peixe?
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 Rabo de Peixe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rabo de Peixe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rabo de Peixe 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 Rabo de Peixe
The Qibla direction from Rabo de Peixe, Açores, Portugal is 86.5° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,456 km (4,012 miles) away. Geographically, Rabo de Peixe 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 Rabo de Peixe, this means facing east (86.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rabo de Peixe
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 Rabo de Peixe. 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 Rabo de Peixe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rabo de Peixe. 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.