Mercado Modelo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mercado Modelo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Qibla Details for Mercado Modelo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mercado Modelo?
The Qibla direction from Mercado Modelo, Montevideo, Uruguay is 75.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mercado Modelo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mercado Modelo from Mecca?
The distance from Mercado Modelo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,888 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mercado Modelo?
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 Mercado Modelo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mercado Modelo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mercado Modelo is 75.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mercado Modelo
The Qibla direction from Mercado Modelo, Montevideo, Uruguay is 75.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,888 km (7,387 miles) away. Geographically, Mercado Modelo 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 Mercado Modelo, this means facing east-northeast (75.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mercado Modelo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.2°), 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 58.4° from Mercado Modelo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.2°.
Using a compass in Mercado Modelo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mercado Modelo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.