Caucagüito Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Caucagüito, Miranda, Venezuela
Qibla Details for Caucagüito
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Caucagüito?
The Qibla direction from Caucagüito, Miranda, Venezuela is 65.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Caucagüito should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Caucagüito from Mecca?
The distance from Caucagüito to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,267 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Caucagüito?
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 Caucagüito, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Caucagüito?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Caucagüito is 65.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Caucagüito
The Qibla direction from Caucagüito, Miranda, Venezuela is 65.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,267 km (7,001 miles) away. Geographically, Caucagüito 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 Caucagüito, this means facing east-northeast (65.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Caucagüito
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.5°), 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 83.9° from Caucagüito. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Using a compass in Caucagüito
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Caucagüito. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.