Unión Juárez Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Unión Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 52.2° NE
Distance: 13,277 km
Coords: 17.28°, -92.40°
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Unión Juárez
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13,277 km

Qibla Details for Unión Juárez

Qibla Angle52.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,277 km / 8,250 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude17.2808°
Longitude-92.3997°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Unión Juárez?

The Qibla direction from Unión Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Unión Juárez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Unión Juárez from Mecca?

The distance from Unión Juárez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,277 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Unión Juárez?

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 Unión Juárez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Unión Juárez?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Unión Juárez is 52.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Unión Juárez

The Qibla direction from Unión Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,277 km (8,250 miles) away. Geographically, Unión Juárez 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 Unión Juárez, this means facing northeast (52.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Unión Juárez

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.2°), 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 Unión Juárez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.2°.

Using a compass in Unión Juárez

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Unión Juárez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.