Libertad Melchor Ocampo Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Libertad Melchor Ocampo, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 51.9° NE
Distance: 13,429 km
Coords: 16.37°, -93.47°
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Libertad Melchor Ocampo
51.9°
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13,429 km

Qibla Details for Libertad Melchor Ocampo

Qibla Angle51.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.7°
Distance to Kaaba13,429 km / 8,344 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude16.3739°
Longitude-93.4750°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Libertad Melchor Ocampo?

The Qibla direction from Libertad Melchor Ocampo, Chiapas, Mexico is 51.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Libertad Melchor Ocampo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Libertad Melchor Ocampo from Mecca?

The distance from Libertad Melchor Ocampo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,429 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Libertad Melchor Ocampo?

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 Libertad Melchor Ocampo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Libertad Melchor Ocampo?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Libertad Melchor Ocampo is 51.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Libertad Melchor Ocampo

The Qibla direction from Libertad Melchor Ocampo, Chiapas, Mexico is 51.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,429 km (8,344 miles) away. Geographically, Libertad Melchor Ocampo 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 Libertad Melchor Ocampo, this means facing northeast (51.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Libertad Melchor Ocampo

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.9°), 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 87.7° from Libertad Melchor Ocampo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Using a compass in Libertad Melchor Ocampo

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Libertad Melchor Ocampo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.