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Qibla direction in Teixeira de Freitas
To face the Kaaba in Teixeira de Freitas, turn to 66.4° measured clockwise from true north, which is north-east (23.6° north of east). The Sacred Mosque in Mecca lies 9,685 km away along the shortest path over the globe, and this is the direction the mihrabs of the mosques in Teixeira de Freitas should follow.
On the compass the green needle points to 66.4°. If your phone shows true north, rotate until the heading reads 66°; with a classic magnetic compass, first correct for the local magnetic declination, which can shift the needle by several degrees.
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How to face the Qibla in Teixeira de Freitas
Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards east and move a further 23.6° towards north: the result is the bearing of 66.4°. A small error of a few degrees is forgiven by most scholars, but aiming simply at east would leave you about 24° off.
Scholars agree that someone who can see the Kaaba must face it exactly, while someone far away faces its direction (jihat al-Ka‘bah) as precisely as reasonably possible. If a mosque is nearby, its mihrab and prayer lines are the easiest reference, since they were set when the building was laid out. At home, mark the direction once with tape or a small arrow so the whole family prays the same way.
Why a flat map shows a different direction
A straight line drawn on a flat (Mercator) map from Teixeira de Freitas to Mecca points to 63.5° (north-east), 3.0° away from the correct 66.4°. That map line is a rhumb line: it keeps the same compass heading all the way, but it is 7 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 angle on this page is the initial bearing of the great circle from 17.5350° S, 39.7419° W to the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). It is the method used by mosque architects and by every serious Qibla calculator, and it gives one exact answer for each point on Earth.
Distance from Teixeira de Freitas to Mecca and Medina
Mecca is 9,685 km from Teixeira de Freitas as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 9,781 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 11 h 54 min, although most pilgrims from Teixeira de Freitas connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.
Clocks in Teixeira de Freitas 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 Teixeira de Freitas rather than those of Mecca.
Finding the Qibla with the sun in Teixeira de Freitas
On 230 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Teixeira de Freitas while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in March (31 days); for example, on 1 February 2027 it happens at 11:48 local time.
On 79 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 December (31 days), for instance on 1 January 2027 at 12:43.
| Date | Sun in the Qibla direction (face the sun) | Sun opposite (shadows point to the Qibla) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | — | 12:43 |
| 15 January 2027 | — | 12:25 |
| 1 February 2027 | 11:48 | — |
| 15 February 2027 | 11:10 | — |
| 1 March 2027 | 10:28 | — |
| 15 March 2027 | 09:44 | — |
| 1 April 2027 | 08:51 | — |
| 15 April 2027 | 08:08 | — |
| 1 May 2027 | 07:22 | — |
| 15 May 2027 | 06:45 | — |
| 1 June 2027 | — | — |
| 15 June 2027 | — | — |
| 1 July 2027 | — | — |
| 15 July 2027 | — | — |
| 1 August 2027 | 07:03 | — |
| 15 August 2027 | 07:38 | — |
| 1 September 2027 | 08:20 | — |
| 15 September 2027 | 08:54 | — |
| 1 October 2027 | 09:33 | — |
| 15 October 2027 | 10:09 | — |
| 1 November 2027 | 10:55 | — |
| 15 November 2027 | — | 11:33 |
| 1 December 2027 | — | 12:14 |
| 15 December 2027 | — | 12:38 |
Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Teixeira de Freitas: at 06:18 and 06:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.
Teixeira de Freitas compared with other cities
Compared with Brasília, 894 km away, the Qibla in Teixeira de Freitas is turned 2.3° further anticlockwise (66.4° against 68.8°), and Mecca is 733 km closer. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Eunápolis (130 km), prays towards 66.5°, the same bearing to the tenth of a degree.
Across the 257 cities in Brazil on this site, the Qibla ranges from 66.1° in Maceió to 74.2° in Uruguaiana, a spread of 8.1°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.
See all cities on the Qibla page for Brazil.
Qibla in cities near Teixeira de Freitas
- Eunápolis66.5° · 130 km
- São Mateus66.4° · 132 km
- Porto Seguro66.3° · 141 km
- Teófilo Otoni67.0° · 190 km
- Linhares66.5° · 209 km
- Colatina66.7° · 242 km
Qibla in Teixeira de Freitas: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Teixeira de Freitas?
It is 66.4° from true north, which is north-east: 23.6° north of east.
How far is Teixeira de Freitas from Mecca?
9,685 km in a straight line over the globe, and 9,781 km to Medina.
When does the sun show the Qibla in Teixeira de Freitas?
On 230 days of 2027 the sun stands in the Qibla direction; the table on this page gives the exact time for the 1st and 15th of each month.
Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Brazil?
No. It ranges from 66.1° to 74.2° across the country, so each city has its own bearing.
Does the Qibla change during the year?
No. The direction of 66.4° is fixed; only the times when the sun lines up with it change from day to day.