Colonia Alborada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Colonia Alborada, Guerrero, Mexico
Qibla Details for Colonia Alborada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Colonia Alborada?
The Qibla direction from Colonia Alborada, Guerrero, Mexico is 47.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colonia Alborada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Colonia Alborada from Mecca?
The distance from Colonia Alborada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,909 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Colonia Alborada?
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 Colonia Alborada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colonia Alborada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colonia Alborada is 47.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Colonia Alborada
The Qibla direction from Colonia Alborada, Guerrero, Mexico is 47.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,909 km (8,643 miles) away. Geographically, Colonia Alborada 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 Colonia Alborada, this means facing northeast (47.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colonia Alborada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.3°), 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 88° from Colonia Alborada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.3°.
Using a compass in Colonia Alborada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colonia Alborada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.