Paso Blanco Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Paso Blanco, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Qibla: 42.9° NE
Distance: 13,695 km
Coords: 21.97°, -102.32°
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Paso Blanco
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13,695 km

Qibla Details for Paso Blanco

Qibla Angle42.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,695 km / 8,510 mi
RegionAguascalientes
Latitude21.9736°
Longitude-102.3169°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Paso Blanco?

The Qibla direction from Paso Blanco, Aguascalientes, Mexico is 42.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paso Blanco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Paso Blanco from Mecca?

The distance from Paso Blanco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,695 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Paso Blanco?

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 Paso Blanco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paso Blanco?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paso Blanco is 42.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Paso Blanco

The Qibla direction from Paso Blanco, Aguascalientes, Mexico is 42.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,695 km (8,510 miles) away. Geographically, Paso Blanco sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Paso Blanco, this means facing northeast (42.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paso Blanco

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.9°), 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 90.2° from Paso Blanco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.9°.

Using a compass in Paso Blanco

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paso Blanco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.