San Luis Acatlán Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Luis Acatlán, Guerrero, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Luis Acatlán
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Luis Acatlán?
The Qibla direction from San Luis Acatlán, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Luis Acatlán should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Luis Acatlán from Mecca?
The distance from San Luis Acatlán to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,828 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Luis Acatlán?
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 San Luis Acatlán, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Luis Acatlán?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Luis Acatlán is 48.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Luis Acatlán
The Qibla direction from San Luis Acatlán, Guerrero, Mexico is 48.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,828 km (8,592 miles) away. Geographically, San Luis Acatlán 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 San Luis Acatlán, this means facing northeast (48.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Luis Acatlán
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.2°), 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 San Luis Acatlán. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.2°.
Using a compass in San Luis Acatlán
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Luis Acatlán. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.