El Súchil Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Súchil, Guerrero, Mexico

Qibla: 46.5° NE
Distance: 13,946 km
Coords: 17.23°, -100.64°
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El Súchil
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Qibla Details for El Súchil

Qibla Angle46.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,946 km / 8,666 mi
RegionGuerrero
Latitude17.2269°
Longitude-100.6392°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Súchil?

The Qibla direction from El Súchil, Guerrero, Mexico is 46.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Súchil should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Súchil from Mecca?

The distance from El Súchil to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,946 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Súchil?

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 El Súchil, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Súchil?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Súchil is 46.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Súchil

The Qibla direction from El Súchil, Guerrero, Mexico is 46.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,946 km (8,666 miles) away. Geographically, El Súchil 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 El Súchil, this means facing northeast (46.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Súchil

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.5°), 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 88.2° from El Súchil. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.5°.

Using a compass in El Súchil

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Súchil. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.