Cuautepec Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuautepec, Guerrero, Mexico

Qibla: 48° NE
Distance: 13,856 km
Coords: 16.71°, -98.98°
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Qibla Details for Cuautepec

Qibla Angle48° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,856 km / 8,610 mi
RegionGuerrero
Latitude16.7052°
Longitude-98.9847°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cuautepec?

The Qibla direction from Cuautepec, Guerrero, Mexico is 48° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuautepec should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cuautepec from Mecca?

The distance from Cuautepec to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,856 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cuautepec?

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 Cuautepec, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuautepec?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuautepec is 48° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cuautepec

The Qibla direction from Cuautepec, Guerrero, Mexico is 48° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,856 km (8,610 miles) away. Geographically, Cuautepec 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 Cuautepec, this means facing northeast (48°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuautepec

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48°), 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 87.9° from Cuautepec. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48°.

Using a compass in Cuautepec

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuautepec. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.