1ra. Sección de Izapa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from 1ra. Sección de Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico
Qibla Details for 1ra. Sección de Izapa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in 1ra. Sección de Izapa?
The Qibla direction from 1ra. Sección de Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico is 53.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in 1ra. Sección de Izapa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is 1ra. Sección de Izapa from Mecca?
The distance from 1ra. Sección de Izapa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,416 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in 1ra. Sección de Izapa?
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 1ra. Sección de Izapa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in 1ra. Sección de Izapa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from 1ra. Sección de Izapa is 53.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in 1ra. Sección de Izapa
The Qibla direction from 1ra. Sección de Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico is 53.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,416 km (8,336 miles) away. Geographically, 1ra. Sección de Izapa sits to the west-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 1ra. Sección de Izapa, this means facing northeast (53.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in 1ra. Sección de Izapa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53.4°), 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° from 1ra. Sección de Izapa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.4°.
Using a compass in 1ra. Sección de Izapa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in 1ra. Sección de Izapa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 53.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.