Santo Cristo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santo Cristo, Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Qibla Details for Santo Cristo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santo Cristo?
The Qibla direction from Santo Cristo, Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe is 55.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santo Cristo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santo Cristo from Mecca?
The distance from Santo Cristo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,146 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santo Cristo?
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 Santo Cristo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santo Cristo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santo Cristo is 55.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 57.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santo Cristo
The Qibla direction from Santo Cristo, Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe is 55.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,146 km (2,576 miles) away. Geographically, Santo Cristo sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Santo Cristo, this means facing northeast (55.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santo Cristo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.5°), 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 57.9° from Santo Cristo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Using a compass in Santo Cristo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santo Cristo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.