Encarnación Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay
Qibla Details for Encarnación
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Encarnación?
The Qibla direction from Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay is 73.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Encarnación should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Encarnación from Mecca?
The distance from Encarnación to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,629 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Encarnación?
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 Encarnación, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Encarnación?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Encarnación is 73.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Encarnación
The Qibla direction from Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay is 73.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,629 km (7,226 miles) away. Geographically, Encarnación 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 Encarnación, this means facing east-northeast (73.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Encarnación
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 62.2° from Encarnación. 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 Encarnación
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Encarnación. 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.