Nuevo Berlín Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nuevo Berlín, Río Negro, Uruguay
Qibla Details for Nuevo Berlín
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nuevo Berlín?
The Qibla direction from Nuevo Berlín, Río Negro, Uruguay is 75.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nuevo Berlín should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nuevo Berlín from Mecca?
The distance from Nuevo Berlín to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,002 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nuevo Berlín?
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 Nuevo Berlín, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nuevo Berlín?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nuevo Berlín is 75.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 59.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Nuevo Berlín
The Qibla direction from Nuevo Berlín, Río Negro, Uruguay is 75.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,002 km (7,458 miles) away. Geographically, Nuevo Berlín 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 Nuevo Berlín, this means facing east-northeast (75.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nuevo Berlín
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.6°), 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 59.8° from Nuevo Berlín. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.6°.
Using a compass in Nuevo Berlín
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nuevo Berlín. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.