Perla de Acapulco Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Perla de Acapulco, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 53° NE
Distance: 13,232 km
Coords: 16.80°, -91.48°
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Perla de Acapulco
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Qibla Details for Perla de Acapulco

Qibla Angle53° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,232 km / 8,222 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude16.7957°
Longitude-91.4779°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Perla de Acapulco?

The Qibla direction from Perla de Acapulco, Chiapas, Mexico is 53° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Perla de Acapulco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Perla de Acapulco from Mecca?

The distance from Perla de Acapulco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,232 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Perla de Acapulco?

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 Perla de Acapulco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Perla de Acapulco?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Perla de Acapulco is 53° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Perla de Acapulco

The Qibla direction from Perla de Acapulco, Chiapas, Mexico is 53° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,232 km (8,222 miles) away. Geographically, Perla de Acapulco 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 Perla de Acapulco, this means facing northeast (53°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Perla de Acapulco

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53°), 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 87.9° from Perla de Acapulco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53°.

Using a compass in Perla de Acapulco

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Perla de Acapulco. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.