San Juan Tepa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Juan Tepa, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Juan Tepa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Juan Tepa?
The Qibla direction from San Juan Tepa, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Juan Tepa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Juan Tepa from Mecca?
The distance from San Juan Tepa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,597 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Juan Tepa?
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 Juan Tepa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Juan Tepa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Juan Tepa is 46.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Juan Tepa
The Qibla direction from San Juan Tepa, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,597 km (8,449 miles) away. Geographically, San Juan Tepa 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 Juan Tepa, this means facing northeast (46.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Juan Tepa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.3°), 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 89.5° from San Juan Tepa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.3°.
Using a compass in San Juan Tepa
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 Juan Tepa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.