Santa Luzia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Luzia, Faro, Portugal
Qibla Details for Santa Luzia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Luzia?
The Qibla direction from Santa Luzia, Faro, Portugal is 97.3° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Luzia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Luzia from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Luzia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,873 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Luzia?
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 Santa Luzia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Luzia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Luzia is 97.3° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 110.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Luzia
The Qibla direction from Santa Luzia, Faro, Portugal is 97.3° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,873 km (3,028 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Luzia 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 Santa Luzia, this means facing east (97.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Luzia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.3°), 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 110.8° from Santa Luzia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.3°.
Using a compass in Santa Luzia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Luzia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.3° (east) and shows ALIGNED.