El Sauz Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Sauz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Sauz
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Sauz?
The Qibla direction from El Sauz, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Sauz should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Sauz from Mecca?
The distance from El Sauz to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,343 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Sauz?
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 El Sauz, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Sauz?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Sauz is 36.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Sauz
The Qibla direction from El Sauz, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,343 km (8,291 miles) away. Geographically, El Sauz 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 El Sauz, this means facing northeast (36.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Sauz
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36.8°), 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 93.3° from El Sauz. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.8°.
Using a compass in El Sauz
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Sauz. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 36.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.