Edelira Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Edelira, Itapúa, Paraguay

Qibla: 72.7° ENE
Distance: 11,554 km
Coords: -26.77°, -55.28°
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Edelira
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11,554 km

Qibla Details for Edelira

Qibla Angle72.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing62.4°
Distance to Kaaba11,554 km / 7,179 mi
RegionItapúa
Latitude-26.7673°
Longitude-55.2787°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Edelira?

The Qibla direction from Edelira, Itapúa, Paraguay is 72.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Edelira should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Edelira from Mecca?

The distance from Edelira to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,554 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Edelira?

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 Edelira, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Edelira?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Edelira is 72.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Edelira

The Qibla direction from Edelira, Itapúa, Paraguay is 72.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,554 km (7,179 miles) away. Geographically, Edelira 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 Edelira, this means facing east-northeast (72.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Edelira

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.7°), 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 62.4° from Edelira. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.7°.

Using a compass in Edelira

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Edelira. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.