Elíxir Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Elíxir, Colón, Honduras
Qibla Details for Elíxir
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Elíxir?
The Qibla direction from Elíxir, Colón, Honduras is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Elíxir should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Elíxir from Mecca?
The distance from Elíxir to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,864 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Elíxir?
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 Elíxir, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Elíxir?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Elíxir is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Elíxir
The Qibla direction from Elíxir, Colón, Honduras is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,864 km (7,993 miles) away. Geographically, Elíxir 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 Elíxir, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Elíxir
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.5°), 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 87.2° from Elíxir. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Using a compass in Elíxir
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Elíxir. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.