San Juan de Manapiare Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Juan de Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela
Qibla Details for San Juan de Manapiare
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Juan de Manapiare?
The Qibla direction from San Juan de Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela is 66.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Juan de Manapiare should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Juan de Manapiare from Mecca?
The distance from San Juan de Manapiare to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,432 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Juan de Manapiare?
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 San Juan de Manapiare, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Juan de Manapiare?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Juan de Manapiare is 66.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Juan de Manapiare
The Qibla direction from San Juan de Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela is 66.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,432 km (7,104 miles) away. Geographically, San Juan de Manapiare sits to the west 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 San Juan de Manapiare, this means facing east-northeast (66.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Juan de Manapiare
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.6°), 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 81.1° from San Juan de Manapiare. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.6°.
Using a compass in San Juan de Manapiare
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Juan de Manapiare. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.