San Cristóbal de las Casas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Cristóbal de las Casas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Cristóbal de las Casas?
The Qibla direction from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Cristóbal de las Casas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Cristóbal de las Casas from Mecca?
The distance from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,335 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Cristóbal de las Casas?
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 San Cristóbal de las Casas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Cristóbal de las Casas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Cristóbal de las Casas is 52.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Cristóbal de las Casas
The Qibla direction from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,335 km (8,286 miles) away. Geographically, San Cristóbal de las Casas 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas, this means facing northeast (52.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.3°), 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.3°.
Using a compass in San Cristóbal de las Casas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Cristóbal de las Casas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.