San Pablo el Grande Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Pablo el Grande, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Pablo el Grande
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Pablo el Grande?
The Qibla direction from San Pablo el Grande, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Pablo el Grande should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Pablo el Grande from Mecca?
The distance from San Pablo el Grande to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,517 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Pablo el Grande?
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 Pablo el Grande, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Pablo el Grande?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Pablo el Grande is 46.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Pablo el Grande
The Qibla direction from San Pablo el Grande, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,517 km (8,399 miles) away. Geographically, San Pablo el Grande 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 Pablo el Grande, this means facing northeast (46.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Pablo el Grande
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 89.5° from San Pablo el Grande. 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 San Pablo el Grande
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 Pablo el Grande. 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.