El Tepec Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Tepec, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 41.8° NE
Distance: 13,807 km
Coords: 21.84°, -103.77°
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El Tepec
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Qibla Details for El Tepec

Qibla Angle41.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,807 km / 8,579 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.8411°
Longitude-103.7739°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Tepec?

The Qibla direction from El Tepec, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Tepec should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Tepec from Mecca?

The distance from El Tepec to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,807 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Tepec?

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 Tepec, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Tepec?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Tepec is 41.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Tepec

The Qibla direction from El Tepec, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,807 km (8,579 miles) away. Geographically, El Tepec 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 Tepec, this means facing northeast (41.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Tepec

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.8°), 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 90.2° from El Tepec. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.8°.

Using a compass in El Tepec

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 Tepec. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.