El Tepeyac Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Tepeyac, Hidalgo, Mexico
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Tepeyac?
The Qibla direction from El Tepeyac, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Tepeyac should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Tepeyac from Mecca?
The distance from El Tepeyac to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,552 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Tepeyac?
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 Tepeyac, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Tepeyac?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Tepeyac is 46.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Tepeyac
The Qibla direction from El Tepeyac, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,552 km (8,421 miles) away. Geographically, El Tepeyac 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 Tepeyac, this means facing northeast (46.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Tepeyac
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.9°), 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 89.4° from El Tepeyac. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.9°.
Using a compass in El Tepeyac
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 Tepeyac. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.