Apozol de Gutiérrez Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Apozol de Gutiérrez, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43° NE
Distance: 13,808 km
Coords: 21.02°, -102.83°
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Qibla Details for Apozol de Gutiérrez

Qibla Angle43° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,808 km / 8,580 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.0178°
Longitude-102.8256°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Apozol de Gutiérrez?

The Qibla direction from Apozol de Gutiérrez, Jalisco, Mexico is 43° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Apozol de Gutiérrez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Apozol de Gutiérrez from Mecca?

The distance from Apozol de Gutiérrez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,808 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Apozol de Gutiérrez?

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 Apozol de Gutiérrez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Apozol de Gutiérrez?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Apozol de Gutiérrez is 43° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Apozol de Gutiérrez

The Qibla direction from Apozol de Gutiérrez, Jalisco, Mexico is 43° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,808 km (8,580 miles) away. Geographically, Apozol de Gutiérrez 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 Apozol de Gutiérrez, this means facing northeast (43°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Apozol de Gutiérrez

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43°), 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 89.8° from Apozol de Gutiérrez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.

Using a compass in Apozol de Gutiérrez

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Apozol de Gutiérrez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.