Charco de Pantoja Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Charco de Pantoja, Guanajuato, Mexico
Qibla Details for Charco de Pantoja
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Charco de Pantoja?
The Qibla direction from Charco de Pantoja, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Charco de Pantoja should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Charco de Pantoja from Mecca?
The distance from Charco de Pantoja to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,753 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Charco de Pantoja?
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 Charco de Pantoja, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Charco de Pantoja?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Charco de Pantoja is 44.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Charco de Pantoja
The Qibla direction from Charco de Pantoja, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,753 km (8,546 miles) away. Geographically, Charco de Pantoja 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 Charco de Pantoja, this means facing northeast (44.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Charco de Pantoja
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.4°), 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 89.6° from Charco de Pantoja. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.4°.
Using a compass in Charco de Pantoja
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Charco de Pantoja. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.