Colonia Agua Caliente Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Colonia Agua Caliente, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43.5° NE
Distance: 13,714 km
Coords: 21.38°, -101.92°
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Colonia Agua Caliente
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13,714 km

Qibla Details for Colonia Agua Caliente

Qibla Angle43.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90°
Distance to Kaaba13,714 km / 8,521 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.3778°
Longitude-101.9161°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Colonia Agua Caliente?

The Qibla direction from Colonia Agua Caliente, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colonia Agua Caliente should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Colonia Agua Caliente from Mecca?

The distance from Colonia Agua Caliente to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,714 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Colonia Agua Caliente?

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 Colonia Agua Caliente, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colonia Agua Caliente?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colonia Agua Caliente is 43.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Colonia Agua Caliente

The Qibla direction from Colonia Agua Caliente, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,714 km (8,521 miles) away. Geographically, Colonia Agua Caliente 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 Colonia Agua Caliente, this means facing northeast (43.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colonia Agua Caliente

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.5°), 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 90° from Colonia Agua Caliente. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.5°.

Using a compass in Colonia Agua Caliente

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colonia Agua Caliente. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.