Santa Rosa Misiones Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Rosa Misiones, Misiones, Paraguay
Qibla Details for Santa Rosa Misiones
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Rosa Misiones?
The Qibla direction from Santa Rosa Misiones, Misiones, Paraguay is 73.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Rosa Misiones should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Rosa Misiones from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Rosa Misiones to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,708 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Rosa Misiones?
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 Santa Rosa Misiones, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Rosa Misiones?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Rosa Misiones is 73.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Rosa Misiones
The Qibla direction from Santa Rosa Misiones, Misiones, Paraguay is 73.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,708 km (7,275 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Rosa Misiones 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 Santa Rosa Misiones, this means facing east-northeast (73.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Rosa Misiones
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.3°), 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 62.7° from Santa Rosa Misiones. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.3°.
Using a compass in Santa Rosa Misiones
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Rosa Misiones. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.