Rivera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay
Qibla Details for Rivera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rivera?
The Qibla direction from Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay is 73.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rivera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rivera from Mecca?
The distance from Rivera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,712 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rivera?
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 Rivera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rivera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rivera is 73.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rivera
The Qibla direction from Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay is 73.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,712 km (7,277 miles) away. Geographically, Rivera 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 Rivera, this means facing east-northeast (73.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rivera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.8°), 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 60.3° from Rivera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.8°.
Using a compass in Rivera
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rivera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.