Sabanilla Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Sabanilla, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 52.1° NE
Distance: 13,291 km
Coords: 17.30°, -92.58°
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Sabanilla
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Qibla Details for Sabanilla

Qibla Angle52.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,291 km / 8,259 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude17.3031°
Longitude-92.5837°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Sabanilla?

The Qibla direction from Sabanilla, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sabanilla should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Sabanilla from Mecca?

The distance from Sabanilla to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,291 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Sabanilla?

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 Sabanilla, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sabanilla?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sabanilla is 52.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Sabanilla

The Qibla direction from Sabanilla, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,291 km (8,259 miles) away. Geographically, Sabanilla 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 Sabanilla, this means facing northeast (52.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sabanilla

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.1°), 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 88.1° from Sabanilla. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.1°.

Using a compass in Sabanilla

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sabanilla. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.