Macieira de Rates Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Macieira de Rates, Braga, Portugal
Qibla Details for Macieira de Rates
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Macieira de Rates?
The Qibla direction from Macieira de Rates, Braga, Portugal is 100.9° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Macieira de Rates should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Macieira de Rates from Mecca?
The distance from Macieira de Rates to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,033 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Macieira de Rates?
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 Macieira de Rates, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Macieira de Rates?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Macieira de Rates is 100.9° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Macieira de Rates
The Qibla direction from Macieira de Rates, Braga, Portugal is 100.9° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,033 km (3,127 miles) away. Geographically, Macieira de Rates sits to the 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 Macieira de Rates, this means facing east (100.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Macieira de Rates
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (100.9°), 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 116° from Macieira de Rates. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.9°.
Using a compass in Macieira de Rates
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Macieira de Rates. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 100.9° (east) and shows ALIGNED.