Mulegé Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Qibla Details for Mulegé
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mulegé?
The Qibla direction from Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico is 32° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mulegé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mulegé from Mecca?
The distance from Mulegé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,906 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mulegé?
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 Mulegé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mulegé?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mulegé is 32° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 32°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mulegé
The Qibla direction from Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico is 32° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,906 km (8,641 miles) away. Geographically, Mulegé sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Mulegé, this means facing north-northeast (32°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mulegé
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (32°), 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 92.1° from Mulegé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 32°.
Using a compass in Mulegé
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mulegé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 32° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.