Colonia Menno Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Colonia Menno, Boquerón, Paraguay
Qibla Details for Colonia Menno
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Colonia Menno?
The Qibla direction from Colonia Menno, Boquerón, Paraguay is 73.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colonia Menno should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Colonia Menno from Mecca?
The distance from Colonia Menno to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Colonia Menno?
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 Colonia Menno, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colonia Menno?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colonia Menno is 73.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Colonia Menno
The Qibla direction from Colonia Menno, Boquerón, Paraguay is 73.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,850 km (7,363 miles) away. Geographically, Colonia Menno sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Colonia Menno, this means facing east-northeast (73.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colonia Menno
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.1°), 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 65.7° from Colonia Menno. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Using a compass in Colonia Menno
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colonia Menno. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.