Rio de Mouro Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rio de Mouro, Guarda, Portugal
Qibla Details for Rio de Mouro
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rio de Mouro?
The Qibla direction from Rio de Mouro, Guarda, Portugal is 97.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rio de Mouro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rio de Mouro from Mecca?
The distance from Rio de Mouro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,043 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rio de Mouro?
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 Rio de Mouro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rio de Mouro?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rio de Mouro is 97.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rio de Mouro
The Qibla direction from Rio de Mouro, Guarda, Portugal is 97.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,043 km (3,134 miles) away. Geographically, Rio de Mouro 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 Rio de Mouro, this means facing east (97.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rio de Mouro
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.8°), 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 112.3° from Rio de Mouro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Using a compass in Rio de Mouro
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rio de Mouro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.