Ribeira Brava Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal
Qibla Details for Ribeira Brava
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ribeira Brava?
The Qibla direction from Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal is 87.6° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ribeira Brava should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ribeira Brava from Mecca?
The distance from Ribeira Brava to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,711 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ribeira Brava?
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 Ribeira Brava, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ribeira Brava?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ribeira Brava is 87.6° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 87.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ribeira Brava
The Qibla direction from Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal is 87.6° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,711 km (3,549 miles) away. Geographically, Ribeira Brava 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 Ribeira Brava, this means facing east (87.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ribeira Brava
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (87.6°), 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 Ribeira Brava. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 87.6°.
Using a compass in Ribeira Brava
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ribeira Brava. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 87.6° (east) and shows ALIGNED.