Qibla direction in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina

How to face the Qibla in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina

Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards east and move a further 16.4° towards north: the result is the bearing of 73.6°. A small error of a few degrees is forgiven by most scholars, but aiming simply at east would leave you about 16° off.

The scholars distinguish two cases: the one who sees the Kaaba aims at the building itself, while the one who cannot see it, as anywhere in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina, aims at its direction as well as he reasonably can. Comparing with the mihrab of a local mosque is a quick way to confirm the result. If you travel or move house, check the angle again, since it changes from place to place.

Why a flat map shows a different direction

A straight line drawn on a flat (Mercator) map from Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina to Mecca points to 63.4° (north-east), 10.2° away from the correct 73.6°. That map line is a rhumb line: it keeps the same compass heading all the way, but it is 22 km longer than the true shortest route. The Qibla follows the great circle, the shortest path on the curved Earth, which is why the bearing differs.

The value of 73.6° is the direction in which the shortest route from 26.1849° S, 58.1731° W sets off towards the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. Every accurate Qibla calculator, and the plans of well-oriented mosques, arrive at the same angle for this point.

Distance from Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina to Mecca and Medina

Mecca is 11,799 km from Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 11,905 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 14 h 23 min, although most pilgrims from Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.

Clocks in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina run 6 hours behind Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina rather than those of Mecca.

Finding the Qibla with the sun in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina

On 249 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in January (31 days); for example, on 1 January 2027 it happens at 12:14 local time.

On 89 days the sun stands exactly opposite the Qibla: then the shadow of any vertical object, a pole, a door frame or a plumb line, points straight towards Mecca. This is most frequent in January (31 days), for instance on 1 January 2027 at 18:07.

Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both happen at night in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina (06:18 and 06:27 local time), so they cannot be used here. Instead, on 13 January 2027 at 18:29 and 28 November 2027 at 18:09 the sun is over the point opposite the Kaaba, and every vertical shadow in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina points straight to Mecca.

Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina compared with other cities

Compared with Buenos Aires, 937 km away, the Qibla in Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina is turned 2.6° further anticlockwise (73.6° against 76.3°), and Mecca is 263 km closer. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Corrientes (157 km), prays towards 74.3°, a difference of 0.6°.

Across the 34 cities in Argentina on this site, the Qibla ranges from 73.1° in Posadas to 86.4° in Comodoro Rivadavia, a spread of 13.3°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.

See all cities on the Qibla page for Argentina.

Qibla in cities near Formosa, Formosa Province, Argentina

• Corrientes74.3° · 157 km
• Resistencia74.3° · 164 km
• Ituzaingo73.5° · 214 km
• Posadas73.1° · 260 km
• Concordia75.1° · 579 km
• Santiago del Estero76.5° · 629 km