Porto Santo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
Qibla Details for Porto Santo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Porto Santo?
The Qibla direction from Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal is 88.3° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Porto Santo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Porto Santo from Mecca?
The distance from Porto Santo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,642 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Porto Santo?
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 Porto Santo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Porto Santo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Porto Santo is 88.3° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 88.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Porto Santo
The Qibla direction from Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal is 88.3° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,642 km (3,506 miles) away. Geographically, Porto Santo 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 Porto Santo, this means facing east (88.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Porto Santo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (88.3°), 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 103.2° from Porto Santo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 88.3°.
Using a compass in Porto Santo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Porto Santo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 88.3° (east) and shows ALIGNED.