San Luis Tecuhautitlán Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Luis Tecuhautitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Luis Tecuhautitlán
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Luis Tecuhautitlán?
The Qibla direction from San Luis Tecuhautitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Luis Tecuhautitlán should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Luis Tecuhautitlán from Mecca?
The distance from San Luis Tecuhautitlán to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,618 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Luis Tecuhautitlán?
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 Tecuhautitlán, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Luis Tecuhautitlán?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Luis Tecuhautitlán is 46.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Luis Tecuhautitlán
The Qibla direction from San Luis Tecuhautitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,618 km (8,462 miles) away. Geographically, San Luis Tecuhautitlán 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 Tecuhautitlán, this means facing northeast (46.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Luis Tecuhautitlán
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.6°), 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 89.3° from San Luis Tecuhautitlán. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.6°.
Using a compass in San Luis Tecuhautitlán
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 Tecuhautitlán. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.