Paso de la Arena Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Paso de la Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay
Qibla Details for Paso de la Arena
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Paso de la Arena?
The Qibla direction from Paso de la Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay is 75.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paso de la Arena should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Paso de la Arena from Mecca?
The distance from Paso de la Arena to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,892 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Paso de la Arena?
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 Paso de la Arena, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paso de la Arena?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paso de la Arena is 75.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Paso de la Arena
The Qibla direction from Paso de la Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay is 75.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,892 km (7,389 miles) away. Geographically, Paso de la Arena 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 Paso de la Arena, this means facing east-northeast (75.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paso de la Arena
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.3°), 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 58.4° from Paso de la Arena. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.3°.
Using a compass in Paso de la Arena
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paso de la Arena. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.