Jicayán de Tovar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jicayán de Tovar, Guerrero, Mexico
Qibla Details for Jicayán de Tovar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jicayán de Tovar?
The Qibla direction from Jicayán de Tovar, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jicayán de Tovar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jicayán de Tovar from Mecca?
The distance from Jicayán de Tovar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,765 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jicayán de Tovar?
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 Jicayán de Tovar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jicayán de Tovar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jicayán de Tovar is 48.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jicayán de Tovar
The Qibla direction from Jicayán de Tovar, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,765 km (8,553 miles) away. Geographically, Jicayán de Tovar 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 Jicayán de Tovar, this means facing northeast (48.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jicayán de Tovar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.4°), 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 88.1° from Jicayán de Tovar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.4°.
Using a compass in Jicayán de Tovar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jicayán de Tovar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.