Ahumada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Qibla Details for Ahumada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ahumada?
The Qibla direction from Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ahumada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ahumada from Mecca?
The distance from Ahumada 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 Ahumada?
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 Ahumada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ahumada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ahumada is 36.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ahumada
The Qibla direction from Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,229 km (8,220 miles) away. Geographically, Ahumada sits to the north-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 Ahumada, this means facing northeast (36.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ahumada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36.1°), 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 93.9° from Ahumada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.1°.
Using a compass in Ahumada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ahumada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 36.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.