San Jerónimo Tulijá Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Jerónimo Tulijá, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 52.6° NE
Distance: 13,229 km
Coords: 17.22°, -91.79°
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San Jerónimo Tulijá
52.6°
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13,229 km

Qibla Details for San Jerónimo Tulijá

Qibla Angle52.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,229 km / 8,220 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude17.2236°
Longitude-91.7897°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Jerónimo Tulijá?

The Qibla direction from San Jerónimo Tulijá, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Jerónimo Tulijá should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is San Jerónimo Tulijá from Mecca?

The distance from San Jerónimo Tulijá to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,229 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Jerónimo Tulijá?

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 Jerónimo Tulijá, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Jerónimo Tulijá?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Jerónimo Tulijá is 52.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Jerónimo Tulijá

The Qibla direction from San Jerónimo Tulijá, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,229 km (8,220 miles) away. Geographically, San Jerónimo Tulijá 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 Jerónimo Tulijá, this means facing northeast (52.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Jerónimo Tulijá

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.6°), 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 88.1° from San Jerónimo Tulijá. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.6°.

Using a compass in San Jerónimo Tulijá

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 Jerónimo Tulijá. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.