Água de Pena Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Água de Pena, Madeira, Portugal
Qibla Details for Água de Pena
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Água de Pena?
The Qibla direction from Água de Pena, Madeira, Portugal is 87.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Água de Pena should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Água de Pena from Mecca?
The distance from Água de Pena to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,684 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Água de Pena?
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 Água de Pena, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Água de Pena?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Água de Pena is 87.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 87.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Água de Pena
The Qibla direction from Água de Pena, Madeira, Portugal is 87.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,684 km (3,532 miles) away. Geographically, Água de Pena 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 Água de Pena, this means facing east (87.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Água de Pena
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (87.8°), 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 102.6° from Água de Pena. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 87.8°.
Using a compass in Água de Pena
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Água de Pena. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 87.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.