El Refugio Jalisco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Refugio Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Refugio Jalisco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Refugio Jalisco?
The Qibla direction from El Refugio Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Refugio Jalisco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Refugio Jalisco from Mecca?
The distance from El Refugio Jalisco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,904 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Refugio Jalisco?
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 Refugio Jalisco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Refugio Jalisco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Refugio Jalisco is 43.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Refugio Jalisco
The Qibla direction from El Refugio Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,904 km (8,640 miles) away. Geographically, El Refugio Jalisco 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 Refugio Jalisco, this means facing northeast (43.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Refugio Jalisco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.1°), 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 89.4° from El Refugio Jalisco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
Using a compass in El Refugio Jalisco
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 Refugio Jalisco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.