San Juanito Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Juanito, Chihuahua, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Juanito
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Juanito?
The Qibla direction from San Juanito, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Juanito should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Juanito from Mecca?
The distance from San Juanito to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,518 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Juanito?
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 Juanito, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Juanito?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Juanito is 36° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Juanito
The Qibla direction from San Juanito, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,518 km (8,400 miles) away. Geographically, San Juanito 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 Juanito, this means facing northeast (36°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Juanito
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36°), 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 92.8° from San Juanito. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36°.
Using a compass in San Juanito
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 Juanito. 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° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.