El Capulín de Chávez Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Capulín de Chávez, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43.6° NE
Distance: 13,793 km
Coords: 20.66°, -102.21°
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El Capulín de Chávez
43.6°
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13,793 km

Qibla Details for El Capulín de Chávez

Qibla Angle43.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.7°
Distance to Kaaba13,793 km / 8,571 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude20.6581°
Longitude-102.2058°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Capulín de Chávez?

The Qibla direction from El Capulín de Chávez, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Capulín de Chávez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Capulín de Chávez from Mecca?

The distance from El Capulín de Chávez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,793 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Capulín de Chávez?

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 El Capulín de Chávez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Capulín de Chávez?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Capulín de Chávez is 43.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Capulín de Chávez

The Qibla direction from El Capulín de Chávez, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,793 km (8,571 miles) away. Geographically, El Capulín de Chávez 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 El Capulín de Chávez, this means facing northeast (43.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Capulín de Chávez

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.6°), 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 89.7° from El Capulín de Chávez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.6°.

Using a compass in El Capulín de Chávez

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Capulín de Chávez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.