Alborada Jaltenco Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Alborada Jaltenco, Estado de México, Mexico

Qibla: 46.5° NE
Distance: 13,639 km
Coords: 19.66°, -99.07°
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Alborada Jaltenco
46.5°
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13,639 km

Qibla Details for Alborada Jaltenco

Qibla Angle46.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,639 km / 8,475 mi
RegionEstado de México
Latitude19.6619°
Longitude-99.0689°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Alborada Jaltenco?

The Qibla direction from Alborada Jaltenco, Estado de México, Mexico is 46.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alborada Jaltenco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Alborada Jaltenco from Mecca?

The distance from Alborada Jaltenco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,639 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Alborada Jaltenco?

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 Alborada Jaltenco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alborada Jaltenco?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alborada Jaltenco is 46.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Alborada Jaltenco

The Qibla direction from Alborada Jaltenco, Estado de México, Mexico is 46.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,639 km (8,475 miles) away. Geographically, Alborada Jaltenco 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 Alborada Jaltenco, this means facing northeast (46.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alborada Jaltenco

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 89.2° from Alborada Jaltenco. 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 Alborada Jaltenco

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alborada Jaltenco. 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.