Purísima de Bustos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Purísima de Bustos, Guanajuato, Mexico
Qibla Details for Purísima de Bustos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Purísima de Bustos?
The Qibla direction from Purísima de Bustos, Guanajuato, Mexico is 43.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Purísima de Bustos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Purísima de Bustos from Mecca?
The distance from Purísima de Bustos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,740 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Purísima de Bustos?
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 Purísima de Bustos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Purísima de Bustos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Purísima de Bustos is 43.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Purísima de Bustos
The Qibla direction from Purísima de Bustos, Guanajuato, Mexico is 43.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,740 km (8,538 miles) away. Geographically, Purísima de Bustos 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 Purísima de Bustos, this means facing northeast (43.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Purísima de Bustos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.7°), 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 89.8° from Purísima de Bustos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.7°.
Using a compass in Purísima de Bustos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Purísima de Bustos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.