San Miguel de Cruces Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Miguel de Cruces, Durango, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Miguel de Cruces
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Miguel de Cruces?
The Qibla direction from San Miguel de Cruces, Durango, Mexico is 38.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Miguel de Cruces should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Miguel de Cruces from Mecca?
The distance from San Miguel de Cruces to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,726 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Miguel de Cruces?
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 Miguel de Cruces, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Miguel de Cruces?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Miguel de Cruces is 38.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Miguel de Cruces
The Qibla direction from San Miguel de Cruces, Durango, Mexico is 38.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,726 km (8,529 miles) away. Geographically, San Miguel de Cruces 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 Miguel de Cruces, this means facing northeast (38.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Miguel de Cruces
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (38.9°), 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 91.3° from San Miguel de Cruces. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.9°.
Using a compass in San Miguel de Cruces
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 Miguel de Cruces. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 38.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.