Río Branco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Río Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
Qibla Details for Río Branco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Río Branco?
The Qibla direction from Río Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay is 73.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Río Branco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Río Branco from Mecca?
The distance from Río Branco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,569 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Río Branco?
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 Río Branco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Río Branco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Río Branco is 73.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Río Branco
The Qibla direction from Río Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay is 73.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,569 km (7,189 miles) away. Geographically, Río Branco 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 Río Branco, this means facing east-northeast (73.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Río Branco
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 58.8° from Río Branco. 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 Río Branco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Río Branco. 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.