Los Liros Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Liros, Guerrero, Mexico

Qibla: 48.6° NE
Distance: 13,792 km
Coords: 16.74°, -98.22°
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Los Liros
48.6°
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13,792 km

Qibla Details for Los Liros

Qibla Angle48.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,792 km / 8,570 mi
RegionGuerrero
Latitude16.7397°
Longitude-98.2172°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Los Liros?

The Qibla direction from Los Liros, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Liros should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Los Liros from Mecca?

The distance from Los Liros to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,792 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Los Liros?

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 Los Liros, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Liros?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Liros is 48.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Los Liros

The Qibla direction from Los Liros, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,792 km (8,570 miles) away. Geographically, Los Liros 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 Los Liros, this means facing northeast (48.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Liros

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.6°), 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 Los Liros. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.6°.

Using a compass in Los Liros

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Liros. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.