Col. Bosques de las Lomas Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Col. Bosques de las Lomas, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Qibla: 46.5° NE
Distance: 13,676 km
Coords: 19.38°, -99.27°
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Col. Bosques de las Lomas
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13,676 km

Qibla Details for Col. Bosques de las Lomas

Qibla Angle46.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,676 km / 8,498 mi
RegionCiudad de México
Latitude19.3789°
Longitude-99.2659°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Col. Bosques de las Lomas?

The Qibla direction from Col. Bosques de las Lomas, Ciudad de México, Mexico is 46.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Col. Bosques de las Lomas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Col. Bosques de las Lomas from Mecca?

The distance from Col. Bosques de las Lomas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,676 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Col. Bosques de las Lomas?

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 Col. Bosques de las Lomas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Col. Bosques de las Lomas?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Col. Bosques de las Lomas is 46.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Col. Bosques de las Lomas

The Qibla direction from Col. Bosques de las Lomas, Ciudad de México, Mexico is 46.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,676 km (8,498 miles) away. Geographically, Col. Bosques de las Lomas 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 Col. Bosques de las Lomas, this means facing northeast (46.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Col. Bosques de las Lomas

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.5°), 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 89.1° from Col. Bosques de las Lomas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.5°.

Using a compass in Col. Bosques de las Lomas

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Col. Bosques de las Lomas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.