El Torreón Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Torreón, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 43.3° NE
Distance: 13,688 km
Coords: 21.79°, -102.00°
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El Torreón
43.3°
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13,688 km

Qibla Details for El Torreón

Qibla Angle43.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,688 km / 8,505 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.7858°
Longitude-102.0014°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Torreón?

The Qibla direction from El Torreón, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Torreón should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Torreón from Mecca?

The distance from El Torreón to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,688 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Torreón?

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 Torreón, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Torreón is 43.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Torreón

The Qibla direction from El Torreón, Jalisco, Mexico is 43.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,688 km (8,505 miles) away. Geographically, El Torreón 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 Torreón, this means facing northeast (43.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Torreón

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.3°), 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 Torreón. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.3°.

Using a compass in El Torreón

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 Torreón. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.