Santo Condestável Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santo Condestável, Guarda, Portugal
Qibla Details for Santo Condestável
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santo Condestável?
The Qibla direction from Santo Condestável, Guarda, Portugal is 97.9° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santo Condestável should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santo Condestável from Mecca?
The distance from Santo Condestável to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,028 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santo Condestável?
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 Santo Condestável, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santo Condestável?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santo Condestável is 97.9° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santo Condestável
The Qibla direction from Santo Condestável, Guarda, Portugal is 97.9° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,028 km (3,124 miles) away. Geographically, Santo Condestável 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 Santo Condestável, this means facing east (97.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santo Condestável
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.9°), 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 112.3° from Santo Condestável. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.9°.
Using a compass in Santo Condestável
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santo Condestável. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.9° (east) and shows ALIGNED.