Las Trojas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Trojas, Guanajuato, Mexico
Qibla Details for Las Trojas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Trojas?
The Qibla direction from Las Trojas, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Trojas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Trojas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Trojas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,686 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Trojas?
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 Las Trojas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Trojas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Trojas is 44.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Las Trojas
The Qibla direction from Las Trojas, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,686 km (8,504 miles) away. Geographically, Las Trojas 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 Las Trojas, this means facing northeast (44.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Trojas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.7°), 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 89.7° from Las Trojas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.7°.
Using a compass in Las Trojas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Trojas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.