Cuencamé Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuencamé, Durango, Mexico

Qibla: 40.6° NE
Distance: 13,570 km
Coords: 24.64°, -103.74°
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Cuencamé
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Qibla Details for Cuencamé

Qibla Angle40.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing91.4°
Distance to Kaaba13,570 km / 8,432 mi
RegionDurango
Latitude24.6412°
Longitude-103.7377°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cuencamé?

The Qibla direction from Cuencamé, Durango, Mexico is 40.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuencamé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cuencamé from Mecca?

The distance from Cuencamé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,570 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cuencamé?

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 Cuencamé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuencamé?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuencamé is 40.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cuencamé

The Qibla direction from Cuencamé, Durango, Mexico is 40.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,570 km (8,432 miles) away. Geographically, Cuencamé 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 Cuencamé, this means facing northeast (40.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuencamé

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.6°), 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 91.4° from Cuencamé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.6°.

Using a compass in Cuencamé

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuencamé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.