Ignacio López Rayón Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Ignacio López Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 53.6° NE
Distance: 13,437 km
Coords: 14.62°, -92.19°
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Ignacio López Rayón
53.6°
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13,437 km

Qibla Details for Ignacio López Rayón

Qibla Angle53.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing86.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,437 km / 8,349 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude14.6216°
Longitude-92.1868°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Ignacio López Rayón?

The Qibla direction from Ignacio López Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico is 53.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ignacio López Rayón should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Ignacio López Rayón from Mecca?

The distance from Ignacio López Rayón to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,437 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Ignacio López Rayón?

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 Ignacio López Rayón, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ignacio López Rayón?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ignacio López Rayón is 53.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Ignacio López Rayón

The Qibla direction from Ignacio López Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico is 53.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,437 km (8,349 miles) away. Geographically, Ignacio López Rayón 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 Ignacio López Rayón, this means facing northeast (53.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ignacio López Rayón

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53.6°), 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 86.9° from Ignacio López Rayón. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.6°.

Using a compass in Ignacio López Rayón

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ignacio López Rayón. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 53.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.