Mucumpiz Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mucumpiz, Mérida, Venezuela
Qibla Details for Mucumpiz
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mucumpiz?
The Qibla direction from Mucumpiz, Mérida, Venezuela is 64.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mucumpiz should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mucumpiz from Mecca?
The distance from Mucumpiz to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,802 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mucumpiz?
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 Mucumpiz, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mucumpiz?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mucumpiz is 64.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mucumpiz
The Qibla direction from Mucumpiz, Mérida, Venezuela is 64.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,802 km (7,333 miles) away. Geographically, Mucumpiz sits to the west-northwest 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 Mucumpiz, this means facing east-northeast (64.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mucumpiz
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.7°), 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 83.1° from Mucumpiz. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Using a compass in Mucumpiz
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mucumpiz. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.